Antonio Tabucchi Quote Explained: Rather than regret for what I have written, I feel regret for what I shall never be able to read.

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There are some fundamental values it’s impossible to be wrong about.

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As a writer, I’ve always been interested in others.

- Antonio Tabucchi

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Comeback

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My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself.

- Antonio Tabucchi

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Politics

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personally I don’t trust literature that soothes people’s consciences.

- Antonio Tabucchi

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It’s the job of intellectuals and writers to cast doubt on perfection.

- Antonio Tabucchi

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My books are about losers, about people who’ve lost their way and are engaged in a search.

- Antonio Tabucchi

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Literature for me isn’t a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy.

- Antonio Tabucchi

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· Italy

Desire
Dream

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But democracy isn’t a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

- Antonio Tabucchi

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· Italy

Rather than regret for what I have written, I feel regret for what I shall never be able to read.

Rather than regret for what I have written, I feel regret for what I shall never be able to read.

There are some fundamental values it’s impossible to be wrong about.

As a writer, I’ve always been interested in others.

My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself.

personally I don’t trust literature that soothes people’s consciences.

It’s the job of intellectuals and writers to cast doubt on perfection.

My books are about losers, about people who’ve lost their way and are engaged in a search.

Literature for me isn’t a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy.

But democracy isn’t a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance.

I would rather have regrets of excess than regrets of denial.

I took pleasure when I could. I acted clearly and morally and without regret. I’m very lucky.

There’s two kinds of pain in sports: the pain of discipline and the pain of regret.

Regret, already sogging me down, burst its dam. It seeped into my legs, it pooled in my heart.

My biggest regret is putting my body through fad diets: Atkins, cleanses, the hCG diet.

I had enough time being single to know I have no regrets about being married!

In the dark you can feel really close to a person. You can say whatever you want.

I release you. I evict you from my heart. Because if I don’t do it now, I never will.

Rather than regret for what I have written, I feel regret for what I shall never be able to read.

Rather than regret for what I have written, I feel regret for what I shall never be able to read.

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