Quotes by Pietro Aretino

"I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself."
— Pietro Aretino
"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."
— Pietro Aretino
"let us love winter, for it is the spring of genuis."
— Pietro Aretino
Pietro Aretino

Pietro Aretino (US: /ˌɑːrɪˈtiːnoʊ, ˌær-/, Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro areˈtiːno]; 19 or 20 April 1492 – 21 October 1556) was an Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist and blackmailer, who wielded influence...