Shirley Hazzard Quotes:
Ocupation: Author
Life: b. January 30, 1931
Birthday: January 30
Italians are never punctual; the café, the convenient place to wait, absolves them from that. There is no question of hanging about, no looking lost and unwanted or even disreputable, as there is in hotel lobbies or the foyers of restaurants. One just sits and enjoys the scene, and waits.
source: Shirley Hazzard (2004). “The Evening of the Holiday: A Novel”, p.30, Macmillan
topic: Waiting, Foyers, Scene, Hotel Lobby
