Donna Leon Quotes

Where Does American Money Come From? Steel. Railways. You Know How It Is Over There. It Doesn't Matter If You Murder Or Rob To Get It. The Trick Is In Keeping It For A Hundred Years, And Then You're Aristocrats.' 'Is That So Different From Here?' Brunetti Asked. 'Of Course,' Padovani Explained, Smiling. 'Here We Have To Keep It Five Hundred Years Before We're Aristocrats. And There's Another Difference. In Italy, You Have To Be Well-dressed. In America, It's Difficult To Tell Which Are The Millionaires And Which Are The Servants.

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