"Poi vai a letto. Mi piacciono i letti. Credo che il letto sia l’invenzione più grande dell’uomo. Quasi tutti siamo nati lì, si muore lì, si scopa lì, ci si abbraccia lì e si sogna lì"
— Bukowski
we can be heroes just for one day
Mah. Geniale. Poi mi spiegheranno perchè il libro non è stato tradotto in italiano.
(Fonte: atexbigs05)
The following quotations are taken from official court records across the nation, showing how funny and embarrassing it is that recorders operate at all times in courts of law, so that even the slightest inadvertence is preserved for posterity.
- Lawyer: "Was that the same nose you broke as a child?"
- Witness: "I only have one, you know."
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- Lawyer: "Now, Mrs. Johnson, how was your first marriage terminated?"
- Witness: "By death."
- Lawyer: "And by whose death was it terminated?"
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- Accused, Defending His Own Case: "Did you get a good look at my face when I took your purse?"
- The defendant was found guilty and sentenced to ten years in jail.
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- Lawyer: "What is your date of birth?"
- Witness: "July 15th."
- Lawyer: "What year?"
- Witness: "Every year."
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- Lawyer: "What gear were you in at the moment of the impact?"
- Witness: "Gucci sweats and Reeboks."
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- Lawyer: "Can you describe what the person who attacked you looked like?"
- Witness: "No. He was wearing a mask."
- Lawyer: "What was he wearing under the mask?"
- Witness: "Er...his face."
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- Lawyer: "This myasthenia gravis -- does it affect your memory at all?"
- Witness: "Yes."
- Lawyer: "And in what ways does it affect your memory?"
- Witness: "I forget."
- Lawyer: "You forget. Can you give us an example of something that you've forgotten?"
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- Lawyer: "How old is your son, the one living with you?"
- Witness: "Thirty-eight or thirty-five, I can't remember which."
- Lawyer: "How long has he lived with you?"
- Witness: "Forty-five years."
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- Lawyer: "What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke that morning?"
- Witness: "He said, 'Where am I, Cathy?'"
- Lawyer: "And why did that upset you?"
- Witness: "My name is Susan."
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- Lawyer: "Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?"
- Witness: "No."
- Lawyer: "Did you check for blood pressure?"
- Witness: "No."
- Lawyer: "Did you check for breathing?"
- Witness: "No."
- Lawyer: "So, then it is possible that the patient was alive when you began the autopsy?"
- Witness: "No."
- Lawyer: "How can you be so sure, Doctor?"
- Witness: "Because his brain was sitting on my desk in a jar."
- Lawyer: "But could the patient have still been alive nevertheless?"
- Witness: "Yes, it is possible that he could have been alive and practicing law somewhere."
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- Lawyer: "What happened then?"
- Witness: "He told me, he says, 'I have to kill you because you can identify me.'"
- Lawyer: "Did he kill you?"
- Witness: "No."
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- Lawyer: "Now sir, I'm sure you are an intelligent and honest man--"
- Witness: "Thank you. If I weren't under oath, I'd return the compliment."
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- Lawyer: "You were there until the time you left, is that true?"
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- Lawyer: "So you were gone until you returned?"
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- Lawyer: "The youngest son, the 20 year old, how old is he?"
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- Lawyer: "Were you alone or by yourself?"
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- Witness: "He was about medium height and had a beard."
- Lawyer: "Was this a male or a female?"
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- Lawyer: "I show you Exhibit 3 and ask you if you recognize that picture."
- Witness: "That's me."
- Lawyer: "Were you present when that picture was taken?"
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- Lawyer: "Were you present in court this morning when you were sworn in?"
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- Lawyer: "Do you know how far pregnant you are now?"
- Witness: "I'll be three months on November 8."
- Lawyer: "Apparently, then, the date of conception was August 8?"
- Witness: "Yes."
- Lawyer: "What were you doing at that time?"
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- Lawyer: "She had three children, right?"
- Witness: "Yes."
- Lawyer: "How many were boys?"
- Witness: "None."
- Lawyer: "Were there girls?"
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- Lawyer: "You say that the stairs went down to the basement?"
- Witness: "Yes."
- Lawyer: "And these stairs, did they go up also?"
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- Lawyer: "What is your brother-in-law's name?"
- Witness: "Borofkin."
- Lawyer: "What's his first name?"
- Witness: "I can't remember."
- Lawyer: "He's been your brother-in-law for years, and you can't remember his first name?"
- Witness: "No. I tell you, I'm too excited." (rising and pointing to his brother-in-law) "Nathan, for heaven's sake, tell them your first name!"
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- Lawyer: "Did you ever stay all night with this man in New York?"
- Witness: "I refuse to answer that question.
- Lawyer: "Did you ever stay all night with this man in Chicago?"
- Witness: "I refuse to answer that question.
- Lawyer: "Did you ever stay all night with this man in Miami?"
- Witness: "No."
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- Lawyer: "Doctor, how many autopsies have you performed on dead people?"
- Witness: "All my autopsies have been performed on dead people."
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- Lawyer: "Were you acquainted with the deceased?"
- Witness: "Yes sir."
- Lawyer: "Before or after he died?"
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- Lawyer: "When he went, had you gone and had she, if she wanted to and were able, for the time being excluding all the restraints on her not to go, gone also, would he have brought you, meaning you and she, with him to the station?"
- Other Lawyer: "Objection. That question should be taken out and shot."
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- Lawyer: "And what did he do then?"
- Witness: "He came home, and next morning he was dead."
- Lawyer: "So when he woke up the next morning he was dead?"
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- Lawyer: "Could you see him from where you were standing?"
- Witness: "I could see his head."
- Lawyer: "And where was his head?"
- Witness: "Just above his shoulders."
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- Lawyer: "Any suggestions as to what prevented this from being a murder trial instead of an attempted murder trial?"
- Witness: "The victim lived."
"These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite:
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;"
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey
Is loathsome in his own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite:
Therefore love moderately; long love doth so;"
—
Romeo and Juliet
atto II, scena VI
Rara e ricorrente nei miei pensieri. C’è qualcosa che non va in quest’attesa.
"
Dear Claire,
What and If are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What if? What if? What if? I don’t know how your story ended but if what you felt then was true love, then it’s never too late. If it was true then, why wouldn’t it be true now? You need only the courage to follow your heart. I don’t know what a love like Juliet’s feels like – love to leave loved ones for, love to cross oceans for but I’d like to believe if I ever were to feel it, that I will have the courage to seize it. And, Claire, if you didn’t, I hope one day that you will.
All my love, Juliet
(Amanda Seyfried,Letters to Juliet)
— (via andreasantospineda)
"
“Credo di essermi innamorato di lei fin dal primo momento. Non saprei spiegare perché. Chi lo sa. A volte accade: quando gli occhi di una persona non si limitano a guardarti, ma ti assorbono, ti introducono in un tunnel dove puoi soltanto abbracciarti alla vertigine.”
Ti voglio. Ti cerco. Stanotte più che mai. Ed è la notte che mi chiede se un giorno saró tua e io non so darle risposta. La notte mi mette in difficoltà. Lascio a te l’ultima parola.
"Se voi volete andare in pellegrinaggio nel luogo dove è nata la nostra costituzione, andate nelle montagne dove caddero i partigiani, nelle carceri dove furono imprigionati, nei campi dove furono impiccati. Dovunque è morto un italiano per riscattare la libertà e la dignità, andate lì, o giovani, col pensiero, perché lì è nata la nostra costituzione.
You’re floating in the fountain, in the fountain of youth
Hey Mr. Love, Mr. Big Love, Love
Approfittare dei propri parenti a pranzo per scavare nel passato del proprio paese. Ciò che si trova non è sempre il massimo, anzi, a volte ti butta parecchio giù. Ma la consapevolezza è un’altra cosa. Ne vale la pena.
BAUSTELLE - Alfredo
Un pezzetto bello tondo di cielo
d’estate sta sopra di me
Non ci credo
Lo vedo restringersi
Conto le stelle, ora
Sento tutte queste voci
Tutta questa gente ha già capito
che ho sbagliato, sono scivolato
Son caduto dentro il buco
Bravi, son venuti subito
Son stato stupido
Ma sono qua gli aiuti
Quelli dei pompieri, i carabinieri
Intanto Dio guardava il Figlio Suo
E in onda lo mandò
A Woytila e alla P2
A tutti lo indicò
A Cossiga e alla Dc
A BR e Platini
A Repubblica e alla Rai
La morte ricordò
Scivolo nel fango gelido
Il cielo è un punto
Non lo vedo più
L’Uomo Ragno m’ha tirato un polso
Si è spezzato l’osso, ora
Dormo oppure sto sognando,
perché parlo ma la voce non è mia.
Dico Ave Maria
Che bimbo stupido
Piena di grazia, mamma
Padre Nostro
Con la terra in bocca
Non respiro
La tua volontà sia fatta
Non ricordo bene, ho paura
Sei nei cieli
E Lui guardava il Figlio Suo
In diretta lo mandò
A Woytila e alla P2
A tutti lo mostrò
A Forlani e alla Dc
A Pertini e Platini
A chi mai dentrò di sé il Vuoto misurò.
woow.
A parte il fatto che Mastroianni è l’uomo più affascinante che abbia mai messo piede sul pianeta, ma questo film è grandioso. E poi guardate lei. E la nostra magnifica Roma. Fellini non delude. MAI.
