To me, England is past its sell-by date. It's not the country I grew up in.
Venetians feel affection and loyalty to their city, rather than to the Italian state.
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.
I never know what's going to happen in a novel. I don't have a plan or an outline.
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.
I know you shouldn't spit in your own soup but I think most crime writing is like TV and doesn't make enormous demands on one's intellect.
I love music. But I've never owned a TV in my adult life, and I've never lived in a place with a television.
In modern studios, we're so used to becoming little dictators; you're used to the fascism of having complete control over every element.
If I get busted in New York, the freest city in the world, that will be the end of my career.
What can I do to see Reality as it is?" The master smiled and said, "I have good news and bad news for you, my friend. " "What's the bad news?" "There's nothing you can do to see it is a gift. " "And what's the good news?" "There's nothing you can do to see it is a gift.
I love to meet my fans, and after every show I usually hang out for a few hours, talking to my fans, signing autographs, and selling T-shirts.