Donna Leon

“One of the most insidious and dangerous trends of the moment is the terror of being judged.”

“The most dangerous people are the ones who are certain they are right.”

“I think the greatest curse of American society has been the idea of an easy life.”

“We read to know we're not alone. We read because we are alone. We read and we are not alone.”

“I have no television - I hate it.”

“Justice is an ideal, but it's not a reality.”

“It is a great mistake to judge a person by their profession.”

“I've always been more interested in the question than the answer.”

“To be a tourist is to be a kind of infant, to be faced with a world that is illegible.”

“Memory is a great betrayer.”

“It is talking about pleasure that is the real perversion.”

“I'm not a Luddite, but I am very suspicious of technology. I don't trust it.”

“People read to be amused, to be informed, to be elevated. I hope to do all three.”