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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

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.

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About Donna Leon

Donna Leon (; born September 28, 1942) is the American author of a series of crime novels set in Venice, Italy, featuring the fictional hero Commissario Guido Brunetti. The novels are written in English, and have been translated into many foreign languages, although – at Leon's request – not into Italian, as she formerly lived there, still visits monthly, and prefers not to have recognition in the country.