There was something unbearable in the things, in the people, in the buildings, in the streets that, only if you reinvented it all, as in a game, became acceptable. The essential, however, was to know how to play, and she and I, only she and I, knew how to do it.
Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend (2012)
Image: Street scene by Neapolitan artist Mario Ferdelba
The Emerald City Book Review Archive 
Love the art! And it's a great quote. Is the rest of the book just as good?
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Oh yes, it's a very good book. And this is a key point in it I think.
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Pretty! And I'm excited to read this book! It is on my Nook now as we speak!
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I think you'll love it, Jenny.
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Sounds interesting and I love the pairing of the quote and the painting. 🙂
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Yes, that was a fortuitous find.
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