Curiosity in Rome is a form of courtesy.

Wariness had driven away poetry; from hesitating to feel came the moment when you no longer could.

Almost everyone admits to hunger during the Opera.... Hunger is so exalting that during a last act you practically levitate.

Solitary and farouche people don't have relationships; they are quite unrelatable.

Disappointment tears the bearable film off life.

Sins cut boldly up through every class in society, but mere misdemeanours show a certain level in life.

Language is a mixture of statement and evocation.