"Even a tourist can tell in a Roman street that he is in something and not outside of something as he would be in most cities. In Rome to go out is to go home."

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Source : Eleanor Clark (1952). “Rome and a Villa”

Eleanor Clark

#Home Quotes #Rome Quotes #Cities Quotes

“there is probably no such thing as an innocent question, at least not when a parent is doing the asking.”
“Reconciliation is what takes place, of course, at higher levels. President Karzai has been very clear about the red lines for reconciliation, accept the constitution, lay down their weapons, cut their ties with al Qaeda and essentially become productive or at least participating members of society in that regard.”
“I rhymeâ€¦ to see myself, to set the darkness echoing.”
“When I write, I am not giving a lecture, I am speculating on behavior. Sometimes this is dangerous, but it should be. As I say often, theatre is a dark place and we should keep the light out of it.”
“The worst of all hobbies are those that people think they can get money at. They shoot their money down like corn out of a sack then.”
“The closest thing I could think of that men go through is like a prisoner of war being tortured, and then coming back from that experience. It's traumatic and grounding and makes you commit to the world. Also, because you want all of these things for your kid.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“How much I desire! Inside my little satchel, the moon, and flowers”
“The game of keeping what one has is never so exciting as the game of getting.”

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