Donna Leon's Quote - I came to Venice for the first time in 1968 and was lucky enough t

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I came to Venice for the first time in 1968 and was lucky enough t

I came to Venice for the first time in 1968 and was lucky enough to make the acquaintanceship, and then the friendship, of two Venetians, Roberta and Franco, who remain my best friends here after almost 50 years. – Donna Leon

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Italians know about human nature – they understand human nature perhaps better than anyone else does. They know that people are weak and greedy and lazy and dishonest and they just try to make the best of it to work around it. – Donna Leon

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I never wanted to be rich or successful or famous. I just wanted to be happy and have fun. – Donna Leon

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I do not take any pleasure whatsoever in being a famous person. – Donna Leon

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The sincere friends of this world are as ship lights in the stormiest of nights. – Giotto di Bondone

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The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you’ve had. – Author Unknown

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Be true to your work, your word, and your friend. – Henry David Thoreau

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