Florence Quote by Hilary Mantel

I knew from day one what I was going into with the Milan job.

— Gennaro Gattuso

There were a lot of contradictions between Marcello's[ Mastroianni] public persona and who he was in private. The fact that Italy chose to incarnate…

— Giovanna Cau

“Italy, all the same, had spoiled a great many people; he was even fatuous enough to believe at times that he himself might have…

— Anonymous

My favorite thing about Milan is that you see these guys, and it's as if a spaceship came out of the most attractive planet…

— Brad Goreski

“Michelangelo then summarily fired his Roman staff of assistants. He next sent for five longtime friends, all artists with experience in fresco work, to…

— Benjamin Blech

In Italy, the Milanese are well organized but follow bourgeois taste. They adhere to certain codes of elegance, but not to individualism.

— Christian Lacroix

There was a Greek restaurant, the only place we could get Italian food. All of us Italians and many others from other parts of…

— Sonia Gandhi

It was weird at Fiorentina, because I wouldn't sign a contract and commit, so they played somebody else. But I definitely think it was…

— Micah Richards

“Leonardo became known in Milan not only for his talents but also for his good looks, muscular build, and gentle personal style. “He was…

— Walter Isaacson

Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that I could become someone here.

— Giorgio Armani

“The Sicilian people were very friendly. Once we drove the Germans out I got to see Catania, where every house had homemade spaghetti drying…

— Charles Brandt

“The beauty of Florence made up for many ugly things he saw in his work. (Commissario Garini's view of Florence,Italy.)”

— Beate Boeker