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“I needed to bring my own gifts to my new home, not resist them, not sway to and fro like the tidal waters of the lagoon, but rather chart my own course through the shallows like an experienced boatman.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“To leave Venice felt as foreign as flying to the stars.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“We are the bones of this city, the heart, the womb. The hidden structure and architecture behind the beautiful facades. We are unseen yet leaned upon, vessels yet not empty, the home for our families. The hopes of our city are thrust upon us, and we will be punished if we fail.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“I had no answers, just a never-ending list of questions that I scrawled out until my hand ached, knowing I was searching for a loophole that increasingly felt like a noose.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice