I do not take any pleasure whatsoever in being a famous person. – Donna Leon
And I dont want to live anywhere where I am famous. It makes me very, very uncomfortable, because it conveys an advantage over people, and I dont like that. – Donna Leon
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
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
The thing about being at home versus being out in the world working is, its a whole different vibe. When Im home with my kids and partner, I will cook – even though shes a very good cook. Shes learned over the years. We started with basics, you know, how to saute onions, how to saute mushrooms. – Cat Cora