Leave Italy

Famous quotes containing the words leave and/or italy:

“Only man is not content to leave things as they are but must always be changing them, and when he has done so, is seldom satisfied with the result.”
—Elspeth Huxley (b. 1907)

“I think sometimes that it is almost a pity to enjoy Italy as much as I do, because the acuteness of my sensations makes them rather exhausting; but when I see the stupid Italians I have met here, completely insensitive to their surroundings, and ignorant of the treasures of art and history among which they have grown up, I begin to think it is better to be an American, and bring to it all a mind and eye unblunted by custom.”
—Edith Wharton (1862–1937)