“As far as the education of children is concerned I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but generosity and an indifference to money; not caution but courage and a contempt for danger; not shrewdness but frankness and a love of truth; not tact but love for one’s neighbour and self-denial; not a desire for success but a desire to be and to know.”
Italienske Natalia Ginzburg (1916-1991) efterlod et stort forfatterskab bestående af romaner, noveller og essays. For mig er hun et nyt bekendtskab, men et særdeles spændende et af slagsen. Teksterne i samlingen Little Virtues er ihvertfald fra allerøverste hylde. >> Læs videre
