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That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story
by Marlena De Blasi
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"From de Blasi (The Lady in the Palazzo, 2007, etc.), a fragrant tale of life and love in the mountains of Sicily.Shortly after the Venetian interlude she luxuriously captured in A Thousand Days in Venice (2002), the author accepted an...(more)
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Thu Mar 19 23:09:11 UTC 2009
Source: That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story, Page: 191
Contributed by: Tsuya.
Marlena De Blasi said

How much beauty do you think is enough for a life? And how is it that one measures beauty? And how must it be wrapped, and how shall it be doled out? The truth is that we've likely lived more than our share of beauty. More than most get to live, I mean. But our portion may not be used up. Let's risk it… It's time to stop being afraid… Stop practicing for death. The only way out of the maze is to take back our life.

Thu Mar 19 23:07:32 UTC 2009
Source: That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story, Page: 173
Contributed by: Tsuya.
Marlena De Blasi said

Now they want to crush the poor as they were once crushed. Memory does not always arrive whole from its journeys across the generations.