11 quotes
The Search for a Stolen Bicycle
La Santona
What have they stolen?
Antonio Ricci
My bike.
La Santona
What can I say? I can only tell you what I see. Listen: you'll find it straight away or not at all. Understand? You'll find it straight away or not at all. Keep your eyes open.
Antonio Ricci
Where, straight away?
La Santona
How should I know? Go and try to understand what I said. You'll find it straight away or not at all.
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The Consequences of Mindfulness and Isolation
The Beggar
I mind my own business, I bother nobody, and what do I get? Trouble.
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Embracing Life's Moments Amidst Uncertainty
Antonio Ricci
Do you fancy a pizza? Come on, then! Come on, let's go! What the hell. We might as well go out in style. What's the point in worrying about it all?
[to Bruno]
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Despair in the Face of Adversity
Antonio Ricci
Your mother and her prayers can't help us.
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Life Involves Both Living and Suffering
Antonio Ricci
You live and you suffer.
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A Job Dependent on a Bicycle
Employment Officer
Have you got a bike or haven't you?
Antonio Ricci
I've got one. I've got one.
Employment Officer
Remember if you haven't got a bike, there's nothing doing, right?
Antonio Ricci
Think I'm going to wait another two years? I'll be there with a bike.
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Contemplating Life and Death's Inevitability
Antonio Ricci
Why should I kill myself worrying when I'll end up just as dead?
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Understanding the Importance of Right Choices
La Santona
You must plant your seeds in another field. Do you understand what I mean?
[Addressing a young man seated before her, apparently seeking advice on his love life]
Young man
No, I don't understand.
La Santona
It's simple, my boy. What good is planting seeds if the soil rejects them? You plant, but don't gather. Understand?
Young man
I haven't understood a word.
La Santona
She doesn't love you! Forget her! Dear boy, you're very ugly. Yes, ugly. There are so many other women... Go and plow another field!
[Becoming impatient; Pausing for effect]
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The Inevitability of Death
Antonio Ricci
There's a cure for everything except death.
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A Life Marked by Misfortune
Antonio Ricci
I've been cursed since the day I was born.
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The Importance of a Bicycle for Work
Employment Officer
Hey, Ricci, remember your bike! You have to have a bike.
Antonio Ricci
A bike? I have and I haven't. I can't get my hands on it right now. Perhaps in a few days time.
Employment Officer
You need one straight away or they won't take you on.
Antonio Ricci
I can do it on foot for the first few days.
Employment Officer
If you haven't got a bike, you'll have to let someone else take it.
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