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Luigi Pirandello Quotes

1867–1936 Italy

Luigi Pirandello (28 June 1867 – 10 December 1936) was an Italian dramatist, novelist and short-story writer.

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Random Luigi Pirandello quote

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Refusing to have an opinion is a way of having one, isn't it?

Woe to him who doesn't know how to wear his mask, be he king or pope!

Henry IV (1922)

Anyone can be heroic from time to time, but a gentleman is something which you have to be all the time. Which isn't easy.

The Pleasure of Honesty (1917)

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman. You can be a hero from time to time, but a gentleman is something you have to be all the time. Which isn't easy.

The Pleasure of Honesty (1917)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Luigi Pirandello (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.