“And there may be some connection, too, with the Roman Catholic Church’s somewhat flexible attitude towards sin and thus, in general, towards wrongdoing. Otherwise, how to explain that 137 years after Italy became a modern nation-state, so many people still choose simply to ignore laws they don’t like. Maybe other nationalities would be the same if in their countries, too, law enforcement were considered an optional, even by the people charged with that task.” ItalyDisobedienceItalian CultureItaliansRoman CatholicismNo LawIgnoring The Rules Book:My Home Sweet Rome: Living (and loving) in Italy's Eternal City Source: My Home Sweet Rome: Living (and loving) in Italy's Eternal City
“I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.” WritingNarrativeProseRulesEnglishIgnoring The Rules Author:Elmore Leonard