Excellence Does Not Require Perfection.

Though There Are Some Disagreeable Things In Venice There Is Nothing So Disagreeable As The Visitors.

If You Haven't Had Your Life What Have You Had?

...the Great Merit Of The Place Is That One Can Arrange One's Life Here Exactly As One Pleases...there Are Facilities For Every Kind Of Habit And Taste, And Everything Is Accepted And Understood.

Always Keep A Window In The Attic Open; Not Just Cracked: Open.

The Only Obligation To Which In Advance We May Hold A Novel, Without Incurring The Accusation Of Being Arbitrary, Is That It Be Interesting.