The writer must be willing to descend into the depths of hum... - Elio Vittorini

"The writer must be willing to descend into the depths of human experience without fear of what he might find there."

Elio Vittorini Courage

Novelist Italian 1908–1966

More from Elio Vittorini

"Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life."

"A man who doesn't read has no advantage over a man who can't read."

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes."

"To live is to choose, but to choose well you must know who you are."

"Never let fear stop you from chasing your dreams."

"Courage is being afraid but doing it anyway."

"Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do."

"Sometimes you have to be the monster to stop the monsters."