as always—saved hundreds of lives. He and

“The essence of dietrologia is that it dismisses the notion that anyone could act purely for reasons of moral conviction.”
― The Italians
― The Italians

“posset, a drink made with milk, beer, eggs and nutmeg,”
― The Pillars of the Earth
― The Pillars of the Earth

“You know, Dusty, if you reach for the stars you may never quite grasp them, but you’ll never come up with a handful of mud.”
― Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944
― Island Infernos: The US Army's Pacific War Odyssey, 1944

“My fear is that I/we have fallen asleep in the comfort of our freedom.”
― Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
― Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
“The use of symbols and metaphors, the endless interplay between illusion and reality, the difficulty of getting at a commonly accepted truth: these are all things that make Italy both frustrating and endlessly intriguing—not least because they raise the tantalizing question of why a people who spend so much of their time peering behind masks and facades should nevertheless be so concerned with appearances, with what they see on the surface.”
― The Italians
― The Italians
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