Florence Quote by Sophia Bar-Lev

“There was a pleasantness to the air and a spirit about the town that did not come from its color, but from some inner,…

— gail carriger

As her time in Florence drew to a close she was only at ease amongst those to whom she felt indifferent.

— Anonymous

And the voices in the waves are always whispering to Florence, in their ceaseless murmuring, of love - of love, eternal and illimitable, not…

— Charles Dickens

You look around the world at geniuses, and they don't appear randomly, they appear in genius clusters. Athens in 50 BC, Florence 1500, Silicon…

— Eric Weiner

I've always considered Florence as my girlfriend. I don't have to explain my love for this city.

— Gabriel Batistuta

I often compare Margaret Thatcher with Florence Nightingale. She stalks through the wards of our hospitals as a lady with a lamp. Unfortunately, it's…

— Denis Healey

“Broke your jaw once before Spilt your blood upon the floor You broke my leg in return So let's sit back and watch the…

— Florence Welch

Although I studied Dante's Inferno as a student, it wasn't until recently, while researching in Florence, that I came to appreciate the enduring influence…

— Dan Brown

People think me a sort of Florence Nightingale, but I have no heroic qualities. I simply don’t feel very much.

— Franny Billingsley

“He was an indecent man, I told myself - prayerfully - and then I prayed for him to become decent.”

— Kelsey Brickl

Florence and Milan had given him ideas more flexible than those of people who'd stayed at home.

— Hilary Mantel

Rome is stately and impressive; Florence is all beauty and enchantment; Genoa is picturesque; Venice is a dream city; but Naples is simply --…

— Lilian Whiting