Becky

“Personally I thought you had to go into something like this with your eyes closed. If you thought about it too much you’d almost certainly not do it because there were just too many reasons not to. Rather the only thing to do was jump in and then take a peek at where you’d landed.”
― Cathy Rogers, The Dolce Vita Diaries: Stories and Recipes from an Italian Olive Grove

“In Sicily where food is love and the street is a stage street food is more than a cheap meal it's Communion.”
― Theresa Maggio, The Stone Boudoir: Travels Through the Hidden Villages of Sicily

“I am overwhelmed. I am the most discomfited of dancers. Simultaneously chillingly I am certain that the wedding guests sense it to be a sad occasion yet all are in desperate conspiracy to produce a joyful atmosphere. They dance madly. As though ... as though if they were to stop and cast a thoughtful eye on the bride and groom the illusion would be dispelled. The party dresses and hairspray and starched collars and lipsticked lips would melt away and all present would be left standing in the rags of Huda's despair.”
― Carolyn Baugh, The View from Garden City

“A good friend of mine feels the same way about Italy and another adores a certain island in the Caribbean. For me it will always be Scotland - Galloway in particular. the musical lilt of a Lowland accent never fails to boost my spirits. I'm simply deliriously happy there.”
― Liz Curtis Higgs, My Heart's in the Lowlands: Ten Days in Bonny Scotland