Different ways Quote by Lawrence Norfolk

“Roses and violets from summer gardens, sun-drenched Sicilian lemons squeezed of their juice and mingled with juniper from the frozen north. Saffron threads and…

— Laura Madeleine

“That love, which is the highest joy, which is divine simplicity itself, is not for you moderns, you children of reflection. It works only…

— Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

“In Rome there is a pathological shortage of small coins. For change, the little shops tend to use candy.”

— Dorothy Dunnett

I was so happy when I went to Rome and I saw that the Romans eat them too, the squash blossoms. [...] No wonder…

— Sandra Cisneros

“The Greeks say it's a sin against the gods to love something beyond all reason. And do you remember that they say when someone…

— Anonymous

“Like the garlic mustard in my garden and the roses on my fence, love has a funny way of blooming after years of being…

— Sarah Strohmeyer

Italians love sun, sin, and spaghetti.

— Lady Randolph Churchill

“Honeyed oatie cakes, lemon oatie cakes, oatie cakes with dried grapes!" moaned Athena, she and her owl both rolling her eyes. "I've still got…

— Carolyn Hennesy

“Perhaps there is nothing greater on earth than the sacrifice of youth and beauty, often of high birth, made by the gentle sex in…

— Voltaire

“There is something fragrant to touch at every turn; scented geranium leaves to rub or pots of thyme to tear at. Such temptations would…

— Nigel Slater

“suggested elegance, as if the Romans didn’t have enough on their own. Yet”

— Noel Hynd

“Italy was the only place I'd visited where people described kitchen implements as having souls of their own.”

— Jen Lin-Liu