his-story” is often determined by those who survived to write it. In other words, history is written by the victors…Now, with the help of the Roman historian Tacitus, I shall tell you Queen Boudicca’s story,...

I want you, Rosa,’ Antonio said, turning to her. ‘I want you with your scars and your suffering. You are my wife and everything that has happened to you only makes you more precious to...

Vigilance is justifiably high. We know there is a certain exposure from information acquired in Italy and abroad.

In Venice, things not always as they first appear. I contemplate this observation from my post on the aft deck of one of Master Fumagalli’s gondolas, taking in the panorama of bridges, domes, bell towers,...

The wheel turns for all, caro Chase. It’s the karma effect,” Giulia cried, aping Ilenia. She could have never imagined that her words would become prophetic so soon.

I want to make a fresh start, the same as I did when I joined Messina. Playing in Italy really stimulated me. I gained valuable experience from playing there and I am determined not to...

My mother delayed my enrollment in the Fascist scouts, the Balilla, as long as possible, firstly because she did not want me to learn how to handle weapons, but also because the meetings that were...

And although cars and motorcycles zipped around, all he saw was the girl coming toward him like a scene in a movie.

Don Bradman will bat no more against England, and two contrary feelings dispute within us: relief, that our bowlers will no longer be oppressed by this phenomenon; regret, that a miracle has been removed from...

Italy and London are the only places where I don’t feel to exist on sufferance.

Some people flip condos and make millions. Your boyfriend couldn’t even flip burgers and make minimum wage.

Why are you perpetuating a childhood you grew up despising? Pg 57

I don’t believe we shall ever again have any form of society in which men will be free. One should not hope for it. One should not hope for anything. Hope is invented by politicians...

…to give a clear picture of the whole scene of Italian gastronomy.

I wish Italy would stop being a crybaby. I wish he would kick his bad habit of wanting to eat pasta everywhere. I wish he would stop getting a stomachache every time he ate geleto....

erhaps it was the difference in age between the countries—America with its expansive youth, building all those drive-in movie theaters and cowboy restaurants; Italians living in endless contraction, in the artifacts of generations, in the...

It was Chase who had obtained the information from the girl’s boyfriend during a party in an Irish pub, simply by using his British friendliness and charm.

We have no problem in our formation. This is a result of our hard work. I’m going to show what I’ve learned from my experiences in Italy from now on. I’m going to play my...

If there are no compensations for the Mezzogiorno (Italy’s poor southern region) then Italy will ask that the enlargement eastwards be slowed down.

We proved to the people of Italy and to the Italian federation that we can play at this level. We can play with the big boys.

The terror threatens all of us. You had seen terror attacks in Britain, in Spain, in Italy, in Turkey, in Russia, in Egypt, in Jordan, in Saudi Arabia. This is a threat, really, to the...

There was a great scene over some violets. They picked violets and filled all the vases in the room of these very Miss Alans who have failed to come to Cissie Villa. Poor little ladies!...

And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction.

Confession is good for the soul even after the soul has been claimed” (p. 381).

This shows that it is possible, though certainly not easy, to break into Italy. This could be a trigger that opens up the Italian banking system to other foreign takeover bids.

Do you know how fast you are walking? … To get a close estimate, count the number of steps you take in a minute and divide by 30… 🙂

Goddammit! How does the world keep spinning with women on the planet?”Ian St. John in THE POMPEII SCROLL

Rome was mud and smoky skies; the rank smell of the Tiber and the exotically spiced cooking fires of a hundred different nationalities. Rome was white marble and gilding and heady perfumes; the blare of...

Mr Benz, the parapet of an Italian bridge doesn’t look like the proper place for you,” said Chase.

How can you fight stupidity effectively? The answer is simple: it’s not easy.

The delay in the application of the policy to books has several explanations. For one thing, Blackshirts were not, nor have they yet become, bookworms; and the intellectual bread of Mussolini himself is made, usually,...

You don’t need to learn English to seduce an American woman, you only need to learn one word: ‘bella.’ If you say it, their belts will snap and pants fall from their hips.If I ever...

For next year, we’ve already talked about him riding the Tour of Italy to win the Tour of Italy,

Courage and love.”She did not answer. From her feet the ground sloped sharply into view, and violets ran down in rivulets and streams and cataracts, irrigating the hillside with blue, eddying round the tree stems,...

What did he say? He is in love? My brain stops, my heart stops, my blood ceases to flow. My appendages go weak and cold, and there is a suspension of all space and time...

It’s finding out where we came from that helps guide us to where we are going.

History is not a nightmare from which I am trying to awaken, but rather, a glorious tale which I wish to be cast in.

Italy … is the least generous of the developed world with regard to aid and that is a shame. We ask the political class, left or right, to change that,

I only served with them 64 days as a mechanic in Italy,

A wise walker will set out early, keeping an open mind on how far to travel, allowing each day’s adventure to evolve.

…they were no more than steaks served up to portly politicians who controlled the personnel departments of the TV stations. (Showgirls in Italy)

In Italy there are about 60 million people and we know howhigh is the percentage of morons on national soil. However, inChina there are about 1.4 billion people and in India almost 1.3billion. Therefore I...

You may have the universe if I may have Italy.

There is always some truth to fiction.

I live in Italy. I visit my family in Switzerland.

I didn’t expect much from Italy, but Russia I thought would be better. I don’t think they played with much heart.

Just like life, reality shifted and twisted out of her grasp [Elena’s view on Gran Sasso]

The Vatican is a dagger in the heart of Italy.

I’m not going to bury us, but we got the short end of the stick. Two of our three games are against unbelievable teams, and even Italy’s no slouching team. It’s going to be very...

When life gives you twists and turns, Chique Yourself Up in Italy!