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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go. — Orlando Bloom

She dreamed of Venice. However, it wasn't a city alive with stars dripping like liquid gold into canals, or Bougainvillea spilling from flowerpots like overfilled glasses of wine. In this dream, Venice was without color. Where pastel palazzi once lined emerald lagoons, now, gray, shadowy mounds of rubble paralleled murky canals. Lovers could no longer share a kiss under the Bridge of Sighs; it had been the target of an obsessive Allied bomb in search of German troops. The only sign of life was in Piazza San Marco, where the infamous pigeons continued to feed. However, these pigeons fed not on seeds handed out by children, but on corpses rotting under the elongated shadow of the Campanile. — Pamela Allegretto

Then he smiled again. In spite of herself, Francesca couldn't help noticing he looked much more
attractive when he smiled like this. "You," he said, "are quite a woman."
"It's the Italian side of me," she replied, as if he had just paid her a great compliment.
"Indeed. I have rarely - " He paused with a sharp glance at her. " - never seen such blatantly
managing behavior."
Francesca tipped up her chin, smiling warmly at him. She knew the fight was lost but didn't want to
leave with her tail between her legs. "Then shall I see you tomorrow, to begin our search?"
"I think not." Still smiling, he bowed his head. "Good day, Lady Gordon. — Caroline Linden

Really people only like the food that their mothers make. — Melissa Francis

The House Beautiful is, for me, the play lousy. — Dorothy Parker

Bhutan was the first nation to establish a permanent fund to finance the long-term protection of its native and rare flora and fauna. — Eric Dinerstein

I am spoiled, it's true. I don't even know how to use that thing in the kitchen with the burners. — Cindy Margolis

I have to admit that I'm up to my neck in frivolity, buried in dresses to the point of ruin! Fifteen different garments! My wardrobe jam-packed! My girl, this is not the way for an old woman to behave - particularly since you never wear anything but black and white, or a little grey, so that you always look as though you were in the same dress. Why fritter away your money so absurdly? (22 August 1919) — Liane De Pougy

My goal is to make Italian food clean and accessible and beautiful and tasty, with simple ingredients that people can find at a local grocery store, because people don't want to go to a gourmet shop in search of items that will sit in their pantry for years after they use just a teaspoon or pinch of them. — Giada De Laurentiis

A bonfire was burning nearby, and love was Ty's hand around mine, warm and fast, binding us together. — Ann Aguirre

Religious people never believe I write books. Someone should tell them books aren't only produced in monasteries anymore. — Daniel Marques

Thank you for coming. Enjoy the things that never happened. Secure your own mask again after you read these stories, but do not forget to help others. — Neil Gaiman

A major celebrity is a major brand, and major brands pick very critically what other brands they're going to associate with. So an A-list celebrity usually picks an A-list brand. — Adam Braun

I'd like for you to tell me who you are." The man blinked.
"David Dryden."
I just looked at him.
"Your one o'clock?"
"My one o'clock what?"
"Date," the third vamp said, grinning.
"For what?" I asked, confused.
"Well, you know."
The mage looked a little awkward suddenly. "The usual."
"I think we've got a contender here, boys," the brunet said.
"Smooth operator," the second vamp agreed. — Karen Chance

I feel really qualified to write about Australia. — Chris Lilley

It is at the edge of kindness that love awaits. — Matshona Dhliwayo

One is bound to one's wife, but has a bond to one's mistress. — Peter Prange