Quotes About Renzo

On his way through Monza, he passed by an open shop with bread loaves on display. He asked for two, so that he would have more for later. The baker gestured at him to stay outside, and passed him a bowl of water and vinegar on a small palette, telling him to toss the coins into it. Then he gave him the two bread loaves with a long pair of tongs, one at a time, which Renzo stuck in his pockets.

Disappointment sharpens the wit; and Renzo, who, in the straightforward path he had hitherto travelled, had not been required to subtilise much, now conceived a plan which would have done honour to a lawyer.

London is one of the most civilised places in the world for the procedure of making architecture and urban design.