Ignazio Silone
Ignazio Silone
Ignazio Silonewas the pseudonym of Secondino Tranquilli, an Italian author and politician...
NationalityItalian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth1 May 1900
CountryItaly
war doe
A wrong war brings wrong; so does a right war.
revolution fascism
Fascism was a counter-revolution against a revolution that never took place.
destiny invention cowardly-acts
Destiny is the invention of the cowardly, and the resigned.
book writing soul
I would willingly pass my life writing and re-writing the same book - that one book every writer carries within him - the image of his own soul.
real waiting sometimes
Sometimes I'm haunted by the thought that we only have one life and we live it provisionally, waiting in vain for the day that our real life will begin. And so life passes by.
writing years twelve
No one can ever write about anything that happened to him after he was twelve years old.
spiritual struggle risk
Spiritual life and secure life do not go together; to save oneself on must struggle and take risks.
privilege intrigue states
The State always stands for swindling, intrigue, and privilege, and cannot stand for anything else.
struggle men liberty
Liberty isn't a thing you are given as a present. You can be a free man under a dictatorship. It is sufficient if you struggle against it.
growing-up night enough
To grow up requires a whole life but to become old one night is enough.
finals conflict communist
The final conflict will be between the Communists and the ex-Communists.
school men civilization
On a group of theories one can found a school; but on a group of values one can found a culture, a civilization, a new way of living together among men.
religious freedom fear
Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political.
equality men law
An earthquake achieves what the law promises but does not in practice maintain - the equality of all men.