Cities Quote by Frances Trollope

“As time went by, I realized that the particular place I'd chose was less important than the fact that I'd chosen a place and…

— Richard Nelson

[On Venice:] A wondrous city of fairest carving, reflected in gleaming waters swirled to new patterning by every passing gondola.

— Sylvia Pankhurst

Venice is incredible. Although you may have seen it in pictures, you can't grasp how beautiful it is until you visit.

— Gino D'Acampo

Through the sunset of hope, Like the shapes of a dream, What paradise islands of glory gleam!

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Venice seemed incredibly lovely, elvishly lovely--to me like a dream of Old Gondor, or Pelargir of the Numenorean Ships, before the return of the…

— J. R. R. Tolkien

“The sun, coming hard around the world: the island rises from the sea, sinks, rises, holds.”

— Peter Matthiessen

I've backpacked to countries like Italy and Turkey and observed beautiful scenery, but then I realized that beauty was always very close to me.…

— Andrea Hirata

Venice, that capital city of dream and intrigue, that double city (one above and seemingly solid, one below, wavering and reflected in the waters),…

— Erica Jong

“Most of the big shore places were closed now. And there were hardly any lights except the shadowy, moving glow of the ferryboat across…

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Venice is the prettiest city I've ever seen. It looks like a Disneyland ride.

— George Clooney

To me, the blend of Venice the city - this magical fairytale place - alongside the history of the Venice Film Festival itself, feels…

— Taylor Russell

City of rest! - as it seems to our modern senses, - how is it possible that so busy, so pitiless and covetous a…

— Mary Augusta Ward