Avignon Quotes

“The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy truly take place.”
― Iain Pears, The Dream of Scipio

“If you speak French, and so well,
you are already a great musician.
Good French is so the same spell
has the music to a fine magician.”
― Ana Claudia Antunes, The Witches Of Avignon

“Avignon was exactly as she remembered it, full of charm, discreet and refined. The papal palace, with its massive walls, continued to take her breath away with its grandeur, the towers with their pointed roofs, the battlements of the keep. Cail led Elena to the gardens. Flowers, plants and swans. An incredible number of swans floated placidly in the streams that crisscrossed the vegetation.”
― Cristina Caboni, Il sentiero dei profumi

“Avignone era esattamente come la ricordava, piena di fascino, discreta e raffinata. Il palazzo dei papi, dalle mura massicce, continuava a levarle il fiato per la sua imponenza, le torri dai tetti appuntiti, le merlature del mastio. Cail condusse Elena ai giardinı Fiori, piante e cigni. Un numero incredibile di cigni galleggiava placidamente nei corsi d'acqua che attraversavano la vegetazione.”
― Cristina Caboni, Il sentiero dei profumi