"Italy can no longer do as it once did and bully people like Galileo, whose ideas they disapproved of."

"Even people who are against the Iraq war are highly suspicious of the Islamic world."

"Contrary to what everyone thinks, even the Germans had their jazz orchestras during the war."

Peter Tompkins: "If you're facing the Gestapo, you're kind of nervous."

"Only a very small percentage [of Italians] go to mass. Confession is almost completely forgotten."

Architect Richard Meier is determined to put a spin on Rome's ancient look.