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Joyce
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The sad part is over - the service in the church and the burial. Now we remind ourselves that life goes on. It sounds heartless to some foreigners, I know, but we are saying “It is a shame he is dead but we celebrate the fact that we are still alive.”
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— Nov 02, 2020 05:07PM
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Joyce
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If I recall the movie adaptation correctly, the culprit’s relationship to the victim is the same as it is here in the novel. Here in the novel, though, the culprit had help.
— Nov 02, 2020 07:31PM
Joyce
is on page 226 of 264
Everybody in Italy is an actor. Fifty-five million of them and they all love to act. The only people in Italy who can’t act are in films or on the stage.
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— Nov 02, 2020 07:18PM
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Joyce
is on page 192 of 264
Fair! You Anglos have peculiar ideas about fair. You have that saying, don’t you? Never kick a man when he’s down. That’s crazy - it’s the perfect time to kick him!
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— Nov 02, 2020 06:43PM
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Joyce
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The kitchen of a restaurant is a place for hard workers with a desire for precision. It is no place for prima donnas.
— Nov 02, 2020 06:29PM
Joyce
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I never speak I’ll of the dead.
You always speak ill of the dead. They are the only ones who can’t defend themselves.
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— Nov 02, 2020 05:56PM
You always speak ill of the dead. They are the only ones who can’t defend themselves.
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Joyce
is on page 151 of 264
We don’t have much else in the way of juicy scandal - excuse me, sociopolitical comment - just now.
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— Nov 02, 2020 05:53PM
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Joyce
is on page 145 of 264
She stood close. I could sense the heat of her body from the shower. “Do you think those dirty clothes of yours would wait for a while?” she asked softly.
Whoa! Did Henry get any such action in the other book I read from the series? 😂
— Nov 02, 2020 05:40PM
Whoa! Did Henry get any such action in the other book I read from the series? 😂
Joyce
is on page 58 of 264
Women were hurrying in with covered bowls and trays, for in Italian hospitals it is expected that the patient’s family bring in meals.
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— Oct 29, 2020 06:47PM
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Joyce
is on page 50 of 264
Italians do not have many desserts. (Tiramisu?! 😋) Their tradition has always been to end a meal with with fruit - pastries were for festive occasions only.
— Oct 29, 2020 06:23PM
Joyce
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Tavola fredda: “cold table”; serves snacks
Tavola calda: “hot table”; serves meals
— Oct 28, 2020 04:54PM
Tavola calda: “hot table”; serves meals
