Famous quotes containing the words venus and/or vega:
“In the drawing room [of the Queen’s palace] hung a Venus and Cupid by Michaelangelo, in which, instead of a bit of drapery, the painter has placed Cupid’s foot between Venus’s thighs. Queen Caroline asked General Guise, an old connoisseur, if it was not a very fine piece? He replied “Madam, the painter was a fool, for he has placed the foot where the hand should be.””
—Horace Walpole (1717–1797)
“You know what the funniest thing about Europe is? It’s the little differences.”
—Quentin Tarantino, U.S. screenwriter and director, and Roger Avary. Vincent Vega (John Travolta)