A small philosophy of serenity and quiet happiness: Alex Capus tells a personal story about his love for literature and a life in harmony with oneself. It is the 1990s in Italy. People smoke in the pubs, and service is provided at the gas stations. Alex Capus moves into a solitary stone house on the sunny slope of a vineyard. There, he spends a lot of time with his girlfriend and friends, and seeks solitude to work on his first novel. How does one find contentment in life? Why always try a new pizza when the familiar Pizza Fiorentina is perfectly fine? Why chase after even more beautiful beaches when the first beach is already good?.