Capital City Quotes

“My friend Mimmo, who owns three men’s shops in Rome but who comes from Naples where his father was in the same business, says that nowadays, after two days in Naples, he can’t wait to leave again. “Life in Rome is not easy, but at least there are some certainties. In Naples, forget it. The only thing that counts there is prepotenza,” roughly, bullying or arrogance.”
― Sari Gilbert, My Home Sweet Rome: Living (and loving) in Italy's Eternal City

“If God gives me a long life and allows me to carry out my task, then Brussels will become a city of exceptional category.”
― Leopold II

“Rest in peace: Historic Lahaina town.”
― Steven Magee