“[…]since humanity is above partisanship, the Italians are no doubt equally kind to Germans who come to them for help in similar circumstances, and I find it deplorable that we should show anger and vindictiveness when cases of Italians showing even ordinary compassion to their one-time allies come to our notice.”Norman Lewis book Naples '44Naples '44
“A year among the Italians had converted me to such an admiration for their humanity and culture that I realise that were I given the chance to be born again and to choose the place of my birth, Italy would be the country of my choice.”Norman Lewis book Naples '44Naples '44
“This was the greatest invasion in this war so far – probably the greatest in human history – and the sea was crowded to the horizon with uncountable ships, but we were as lost and ineffective as babes in the wood.”Norman Lewis book Naples '44Naples '44
“A problem has arisen. Although I handed in my army rations to the cook, with the intention of living on these, nobody has taken me seriously, nor believed that any human being in his right mind and able to eat pasta would refrain from doing so.”Norman Lewis book Naples '44Naples '44
“Nothing, absolutely nothing that can be tackled by the human digestive system is wasted in Naples.”Norman Lewis book Naples '44Naples '44