I lived the life of Londoners - and thence comes my immense gratitude and my deep attachment with the British people. I do not think there has ever been a people in the world who displayed a heroism as discreet, as mundane and as universal.

Italian is the language of song. German is good for philosophy and English for poetry. French is best at precision; it has a rigour to it.

I love English, though I now call it 'Anglo- American' because we no longer speak British English due to globalization and America's economic power.

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