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I love medieval cities; they do not clamor for attention; they possess their souls – their riches – in quiet; formal, courteous, they reveal themselves slowly, stone by stone, garden by garden; hidden treasures wait calmly to be loved and yield to introspective wandering.

Barbara Grizzuti Harrison

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the gardens of our childhood are all beautiful.
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One can be tired of Rome after three weeks and feel one has exhausted it; after three months one feels that one has not even scratched the surface of Rome; and after six months one wishes never to leave it.
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The past is a sorry country.
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To sleep is an act of faith.
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the islands of Italy combine all the elements – fire, water, earth, and air – and that is irresistible.
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it’s perfectly possible to hate one’s fat and to love one’s body at the same time.
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