“Passing through the early fog, the fruitseller’s boat nudged the edge of the canal beside the Palazzo Malipiero. All around was stillness. Casanova whispered to me, “This is the type of pause that occurs just in the instant before la petite mort. The breath held before the gasp followed by the exquisite release.” HistoryHumourWittyHistorical FictionFiction NovelSatiricalMemoirs Book:Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell Source: Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell
“I have decided, before the embers of my life dwindle anymore, to embark on a grand tour. With rumblings of revolution and troubled times to come, the old ways are passing on. I have had enough of sitting here twiddling with a quill writing my wretched memoirs. Twelve volumes. Mostly lies but amusing, nevertheless. It is time to return to life.” FictionWittySatiricalPolitically IncorrectEighteenth Century Book:Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell Source: Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell
“Disgusting foods, as Madame de Pompadour discovered, do not arouse the senses. They only dull them. Seduction, as you know by now, for women starts with the ears and for men starts with the eyes and for both, travels directly to the stomach. Some say you need sweet murmurings in the ears, but I say laughter, intrigue and delicacies are more powerful.” FunnyHistoryWittySatiricalEuropean HistoryHistorical NovelEighteenth CenturyCasanova Humour Book:Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell Source: Casanova and the Devil's Doorbell