Oriana Fallaci (1929–2006) Italian writer
Gurley, George. "The Rage of Oriana Fallaci" http://observer.com/2003/01/the-rage-of-oriana-fallaci/, The New York Observer (27 January 2003)
“The Italians are not passionate: passion has deep reserves. They are easily moved, and often affectionate, but they rarely have any abiding passion of any sort.”
— D.H. Lawrence, book Lady Chatterley's Lover
Lady Chatterley's Lover (1928)
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