Quote by Italo Svevo

"I may be a pessimist about life in general, but about work I am an optimist."

"There is a time in life when you expect to be happy, and if you are not happy, you feel cheated."

"Man would be much offended if he were told he is a machine."

"The man who keeps his eyes fixed on the future does not see the present."

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."