Elizabeth GilbertVenice is beautiful, but like a Bergman movie is beautiful; you can admire it, but you don't really want to live in it.
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A sense of adventure and a need for change is what drives people to move from one place to another in search for a better life. However, when they get too far away from home, they start to feel homesick. What they have always known and loved doesn’t feel the same any longer when they are far from their home. It can be hard to live in a place that will never be comfortable.
In the same way, the beauty of Venice will never be lost on someone who has been there. They know that things will get better and that living in all its glory will be worth it in the end.
Source: Eat, Pray, Love
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