"And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction."

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Source : Donna Leon (2015). “Death In A Strange Country: (Brunetti 2)”, p.151, Random House

Donna Leon

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“To help my muscles rebuild after I work out, I have a small serving of cottage cheese.”
“Live your life as if you are writing your Biography.”
“One day I realized I was living in a country where I was afraid to be black. It was only a country for white people. Not black. So I left. I had been suffocating in the United States... A lot of us left, not because we wanted to leave, but because we couldn't stand it anymore... I felt liberated in Paris.”
“When work goes out of style we may expect to see civilization totter and fall.”
“Refrain from drink which is the source of all evil-and the ruin of half the workmen in this Country.”
“The thing about death is that it's honest. I go to things that have a core of honesty about them and there's nothing more honest than death.”

Source : "Laura Linney Interview THE BIG C". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 16, 2010.
“I'm a middle child, which is probably why I chose to be an actress. I needed the attention. I've got one older sister and a younger brother.”
“A lot of actors talk about doing their homework, but very few of them do it.”

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