From Roman times to the present, Italy has been a country to fall in love with - a tribute to all that is enduring, crazy, pagan, joyous, melancholy, at once banal and divine, in the human spirit.
Erica JongPeople always think that history proceeds in a straight line. It doesn't. Social attitudes don't change in a straight line. There's always a backlash against progressive ideas.
Erica JongIt's important to know what you're going to spend your life on, and the only way you're going to find that is by connecting with the force inside yourself.
Erica Jong