Family Quote by Erlend Loe

“I inherited my sense of passion and romance from the Romans. Specifically Nero and all the fire he possessed.”

— Jarod Kintz

“Rome seems a comfort to those with the ambitious soul of an Artist or a Conqueror.”

— Pietros Maneos

“Who set Rome on fire? The man we must admire. For killing his wife, and taking the life of mother and brother and so…

— Paul L. Maier

“Rome wasn’t built on mutual admiration.”

— Rainbow Rowell

“In Rome, a woman’s power, however circumspectly exercised, arouses revulsion. Every death in my family circle has been laid at my door.”

— Phyllis T. Smith

“Rome took all the vanity out of me,for after seeing the wonders there, I felt too insignificant to live, and gave up all my…

— Louisa May Alcott

I sometimes fancy," said Hilda, on whose susceptibility the scene always made a strong impression, "that Rome--mere Rome--will crowd everything else out of my…

— Nathaniel Hawthorne

“If Rome were a woman, she’d be a whore.”

— Elizabeth Geoghegan

“When you go to Rome, do as Rome does. Rome will be a ugly customer to you, if you don't. I'm your Rome, you…

— Charles Dickens

“He was well aware of what an ass he was. Only Roman could tolerate him, really. Stupid, charming bastard.”

— Anne Mallory

“A small ounce of hope, maliciously fed, caused all this destruction in my head. He said only one word, just a small possibility…. It…

— Starr

“Nor did he give a damn for the world either, or the universe, or heaven or hell. But he liked women.”

— John Fante