The Heir Quotes

“Do you know that cappuccino is named after the color of the Capuchin monks robes?” Dante murmurs. “Really?” I say, filing away the information to use in an article.”
― Georgia Le Carre, The Heir

“I told him, ‘Vatte a fa’ ‘u giro, a fessa ‘e mammata.’” His eyes widen. Then he scratches his head. “Do you … er … know the meaning of what you just said?” “Yes. I told him in perfect idiomatic Italian to piss off back up the orifice of his mother’s vagina.”
― Georgia Le Carre, The Heir

“My Latin is rusty. What does ‘Cor Cordium’ mean?” I ask peering at the letters. “Heart of hearts.” “What does that mean?” “Legend has it that only his heart is buried here. While his body was being cremated on the beach, his friend, who lies in that grave next to him, snatched his heart out of the flames, and gave it to his wife who kept it for thirty years,” Dante explains.”
― Georgia Le Carre, The Heir

“Definitely. You cannot write about what you do not know, nor can you write for people you do not understand. You’ll need to know Rome intimately before you begin to write even one sentence.”
― Georgia Le Carre, The Heir