Florence Quotes
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Florence Farr once said to me, If we could say to ourselves, with sincerity, 'this passing moment is as good as any I shall ever know,' we could die upon the instant and be united with God.
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After a sleepless night the body gets weaker, It becomes dear and not yours - and nobody's. Just like a seraph you smile to people And arrows moan in the slow arteries. After a sleepless night the arms get weaker And deeply equal to you are the friend and foe. Smells like Florence in the frost, and in each Sudden sound is the whole rainbow. Tenderly light the lips, and the shadow's golden Near the sunken eyes. Here the night has sparked This brilliant likeness - and from the dark night Only just one thing - the eyes - are growing dark.
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Cities are about juxtaposition. In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like. In Bordeaux, we built law courts right next door to what is effectively a listed historic building, and that makes it exciting.
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I thought I'd never get to see that. Florence Griffith Joyner -- every time she ran, I ran.
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In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like.
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As her time in Florence drew to a close she was only at ease amongst those to whom she felt indifferent.
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Florence - the city of tranquillity made manifest.
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People, Florence thought as she put on her shoes. What do I need them for again?
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When rivers flooded, when fire fell from the sky, what a fine place the library was, the many rooms, the books. With luck, no one found you. How could they!--when you were off to Tanganyika in '98, Cairo in 1812, Florence in 1492!?
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Florence and Milan had given him ideas more flexible than those of people who'd stayed at home.
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Florence and art is something that is part of my life and is part of myself.
