Pietro Aretino

thumb|Pietro Aretino, 1512 by Titian. Pietro Aretino (20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet and satirist. Quotes I am a free man, I do not need to copy Petrarch or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, without artifice, I go to work and earn my living, my well-being, and my fame. What do I need more? With a goose quill and a few sheets of paper I mock the universe. Quoted in H. H. Plumb, The Horizon Book of the Renaissance, 1961, also quoted in Dictionary of Quotations, p. 29 What evil is there in seeing a man possess a woman? Why, the beasts would be more free than we! It seems to me that that which is given us by nature for our own preservation ought to be worn round the neck as a pendant and in the hat for a medal. Edward Hutton (1922) Pietro Aretino, the scourge of princes. p. 65 The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters, 1926 Pietro Aretino, ‎Francesco De Sanctis (1926) The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters. Yes, let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. p. 143 I love you and, because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies. p. 152 External links Pietro Aretino Pietro Aretino Category:1492 births Category:1556 deaths Category:People from Tuscany Category:Authors from Italy Category:Poets from Italy Category:Playwrights from Italy Category:Satirists from Italy Category:Non-fiction authors from Italy Category:Politicians from Italy Category:Medieval LGBT people Category:LGBT people from Italy