Rome was mud and smoky skies; the rank smell of the Tiber and the exotically spiced cooking fires of a hundred different nationalities. Rome was white marble and gilding and heady perfumes; the blare of trumpets and the shrieking of market-women and the eternal, sub-aural hum of more people, speaking more languages than Gaius had ever imagined existed, crammed together on seven hills whose contours had long ago disappeared beneath this encrustation if humanity. Rome was the pulsing heart of the world. Marion Zimmer Bradley
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In this quote, the speaker is describing his thoughts as he looks around Rome. While the list of things that Rome has to offer is impressive, they all pale in comparison to the importance of being a part of the world and all of its beauty. The description of Rome and its beauty and its people and its culture and its history is so overwhelming that it’s hard to grasp. But, we can see what the speaker is trying to convey – there’s something more important than anything else we could ever experience – we’re all part of history and we’re all part of each other.

Source: The Forest House

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