The vision always precedes the realization
To live in Venice is like being domesticated in the heart of an opal.
Love is the reality of the soul.
To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing
History and legend and art and romance meet and mingle to create that indefinable sorcery of Venice. It is like nothing on earth except a poet's dream.
it is far better to appreciate and not to possess, than to possess and not to appreciate.