Brunetti Quote by Donna Leon

“Vianello had the knack of getting people to talk. Especially if they were Venetians, the people he interviewed invariably warmed to this large, sweet-tempered…

— Donna Leon

This is a fallen world. People lie, the truth gets distorted, and that's the way it is. What's for dinner ?

— Donna Leon

“even the worst men wanted to be perceived as better than they were. How else could hypocrisy have risen to such delirious levels?”

— Donna Leon

“And will knowing what she reads make you know who she is?” “Can you think of a better way to tell?”

— Donna Leon

I never wanted to be rich or successful or famous. I just wanted to be happy and have fun.

— Donna Leon

“Her mask gave no sign of how this affected her.”

— Donna Leon

“Helmut thought himself above common morality. Or perhaps he thought he’d managed to create his own, different from ours, better.”

— Donna Leon

“That’s probably because they said a lot of other things, as well.”

— Donna Leon

I listen to Handel's vocal music, almost exclusively.

— Donna Leon

“Once, walking with him, Paola had stopped and asked him what he was thinking about, and the fact that she was the only person…

— Donna Leon

“..if you put people on a diet, they start thinking about food. Or if you make someone stop smoking, all they think about is…

— Donna Leon

And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the…

— Donna Leon