Un frequente rimprovero.

«‘Certo, sì, sì!,’ rispose Nasten'ka ‘proprio così. Sentite, però voi, sapete raccontare meravigliosamente, ma non è possibile raccontare in modo meno meraviglioso? Sembra che parlate come un libro stampato’».

(Fëdor Michajlovič Dostoevskij, Le notti bianche, 1848)

La natura dei baffi.

«Mrs Hall put it down to his moustache — ‘Maurice's moustache will be the making of him’ — a remark more profound than she realized. Certainly the little black line of it did pull his face together, and show up his teeth when he smiled [...]».

(Edward M. Forster, Maurice, 1971)

«A slow nature such as Maurice's appears insensitive, for it needs time even to feel. Its instinct is to assume that nothing either for good or evil has happened, and to resist the invader. Once gripped, it feels acutely, and its sensation in love are particularly profound. Given time, it can know and impart ecstasy; given time, it can sink to the heart of Hell».

(Edward M. Forster, ibidem)

Barcelona blues

«Poquito a poco entiendendo

que no vale la pena andar por andar,

que es mejor caminar pa' ir creciendo

Volveré a encontrarme con vosotros

Volveré a compartir mi alegria

Volveré pa' contar lo que he soñado

Colores nuevos y dias claros»

(Chambao, Poquito a poco, 'Con Otro Aire', 2007)

Fortificazione.

«I am the coast defence,
I am the city wall,
stealing pounds and pence
from you all».

(da Bricks and Mortar, 'In These Lights and On This Evening', Editors, 2009)

Abbandono.

«Oh, I'm scared of the middle place
between lights and nowhere;
I don't want to be the one left in there,
left in there».

(da Hope There's Someone, 'I am a Bird Now', Antony & The Johnsons, 2005)

Sinallagma funzionale.

«We take what we're given
just because you've forgotten
doesn't mean you're forgiven.

[...]

Set my spirit free!
Set my body free!».

(da My Body Is A Cage, 'Neon Bible', Arcade Fire, 2007)

Oscillazioni.

«Once more we'll take the risk to fall
for all things taking us high and low».

(da High and Low, 'European', Sambassadeur, 2010)

Camere da letto.

«But sometimes,
we remember our bedrooms and our parent's bedrooms and the bedrooms of our friends».

(da Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels), 'Funeral', Arcade Fire, 2004)