Donna Leon Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“The Germans and Austrians are very polite, the Swiss are very reserved and the Spanish usually kiss me. The Brits write me letters.”

“Italians tend to be less rigidly moral and law-abiding than do Anglo-Saxons. They also have a profound suspicion of the state and most of its agencies.”

“The character I created, 'Commissario Brunetti,' who appears in all my books, shares similar reading, artistic and musical tastes with me. Subconsciously, I knew that if I was to spend however long it would take to write this book with him, this man would have to be someone I'd like to have dinner with.”

“I just go to lunch. And I never know when something is going into the file and something is not.”

“Venetians feel affection and loyalty to their city, rather than to the Italian state.”

“I don't go to the movies because I don't like films.”

“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.”

“I never know what's going to happen in a novel. I don't have a plan or an outline.”

“I never wanted to be rich or successful or famous. I just wanted to be happy and have fun.”