Playing for Pizza Quotes

“Sam, who had not had the chance to bitch and yell at them for two weeks, unloaded in the locker room and everyone felt better.”
― John Grisham, Playing For Pizza

“in Italian. For the first time in his new home, Rick admitted to himself that learning a few words was not a bad idea. In fact, it was a great idea if he had any hope of scoring points with the girls.”
― John Grisham, Playing For Pizza

“The pretty town of Bolzano is in the mountainous northeastern part of the country, in the Trentino-Alto Adige region, a recent addition to Italy that was chipped away from Austria in 1919 by the Allies as a reward to the Italians for fighting the Germans. Its history is complicated. Its boundaries have been rigged and gerrymandered by whoever happened to have the larger army. Many of its residents consider themselves to be of Germanic stock and certainly look like it. Most speak German first and Italian second, often reluctantly. Other Italians are known to whisper, “Those people aren’t real Italians.” Efforts to Italianize, Germanize, and homogenize the population all failed miserably, but over time a pleasant truce evolved, and life is good. The culture is pure Alpine.”
― John Grisham, Playing For Pizza

“And with that they passed another little milestone, took another step together. From flirting, to casual sex, to a more intense variety. From quick e-mails to much longer chats by phone. From a long-distance romance to playing house. From an uncertain near future to one that just might be shared. And now an agreement on exclusivity. Monogamy. All sealed with a mouthful of pistachio gelato.”
― John Grisham, Playing for Pizza

“At 1:00 a.m., they were in the Welsh pub again, having drinks and talking opera and football.”
― John Grisham, Playing For Pizza

“espléndida, tan alta y tan larga que el público aguantó la respiración sin dar crédito a lo que veían sus ojos.”
― John Grisham, El profesional

“documentación necesaria. —Me parece muy bien, pero está hablando con la persona equivocada.”
― John Grisham, El profesional