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“Knowing I should get into the habit of praying on my knees before bed, I shrugged and instead huddled under the bedcovers, the rose clasped in my hands close to my heart. The stem was very long, with all thorns removed, and an old Venetian saying came to mind: The longer the stem, the greater the love.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“A midwife knows too much . . . But if she is truly a wise woman, she knows when to keep her mouth shut.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“Despite the convent walls, when I was writing, my mind was free.”

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Book:The Virgins of Venice

Source: The Virgins of Venice

“We stood for a moment, the brackish canal water teething at the stone,the last of the stars fading as the sky transformed from black to indigo. A pair of swans like large white clouds floated on the water, their heads tucked under their wings, as a gondola pulled up, a lantern on the prow, the gondolier on the stern, rubbing his sleepy eyes.”

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Author:Gina Buonaguro