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"The House by the Medlar Tree" Quotes
"The House by the Medlar Tree" by Giovanni Verga follows the decline of the Valastro family, a Sicilian fishing clan, as they struggle against economic hardship and social changes in their village.
Quotes
You must understand, sir, that a man cannot live without hope.
A curse that falls on the family falls on the house as well.
The sea, she gives and she takes away.
Hunger is the only thing that grows in this house.
The heart is like the sea, it has its storms and its calms.
In the end, the heart sees what the eyes cannot.
There is no greater wealth than being rich in spirit.
The future is a shadow that the past throws on the present.
A man's home is his castle, even if it is falling down around him.
The family is like a tree, each branch supporting the other.