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Her gaiety, too, was like her mother’s—a singular unobtrusive gaiety. It was just a quiet delight in one’s own existence with a faint note of humorous surprise at being alive at all—yes, that was the tenor of it: mortal gaiety.

Vladimir Nabokov • Laughter in the Dark (Vintage International)

One of Sophia’s most formidable characteristics is that she embodies paradox.

Toko-pa Turner • The Dreaming Way: Courting the Wisdom of Dreams

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Greek Lessons: Winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature

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a lady of admirable good-nature and good temper, much liked by every one who knew her, and of those ample architectural proportions that in women who are not duchesses are described by contemporary historians as stoutness.

Oscar Wilde • The Picture of Dorian Gray

Osteria al Duca is a fun, family-run place with a lively atmosphere and good traditional dishes. Locals line up for its affordable, two-course, €17 fixed-price meal with lots of choices. I much prefer their ground floor (piano terra—worth requesting). Reservations are advised (Mon-Sat 12:00-14:30 & 18:30-22:30, closed Sun, half-block east of Sc

Rick Steves • Rick Steves Italy 2015

1946 revue film The Ziegfeld Follies, “A Great Lady Has an Interview

Ethan Mordden • On Sondheim: An Opinionated Guide

Avdotya Romanovna was remarkably good looking; she was tall, strikingly well-proportioned, strong and self-reliant — the latter quality was apparent in every gesture, though it did not in the least detract from the grace and softness of her movements.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky • The Greatest Works of Dostoevsky: Crime and Punishment + The Brother's Karamazov + The Idiot + Notes from Underground + The Gambler + Demons (The Possessed / The Devils)