“ Well, he'd gone this far, animated by nothing more noble than curiosity, he told himself as he studied the face of the man in the mirror, pushing his collar down over his neatly knotted tie. The man's… Donna Leon
“ And off in the far distance, the gold on the wings of the angel atop the bell tower of San Marco flashed in the sun, bathing the entire city in its glistening benediction. Donna Leon
“ I think people prefer to remember happy times, well, happier times, and if they can't remember them, then to change the memories and make them happier. Donna Leon
“ You know, Guido, at times I find it difficult to believe you do the sort of work you do. (Medical examiner's view of Commissario Guido Brunetti) Donna Leon
“ She became his Ariadne, leading him through the labyrinth of books, stopping now and then to pass another one to him. Donna Leon
“ I never wanted to be rich or successful or famous. I just wanted to be happy and have fun. Donna Leon
“ Though everyone in the bar knew who he was, no one asked him about the death, though one old man did rustle his newspaper suggestively. Donna Leon
“ He looked down at the glass again. ‘I care that these things happen, that we poison ourselves and our progeny, that we knowingly destroy our future, but I do not believe that there is anything - and I… Donna Leon
“ We buy things. We wear them or put them on our walls, or sit on them, but anyone who wants to can take them away from us. Or break them....Long after he's dead, someone else will own those stupid litt… Donna Leon
“ His clothing marked him as Italian. The cadence of his speech announced that he was Venetian. His eyes were all policeman. Donna Leon
