“Today it is a marvellous
experience to look at Pisa
with new eyes,
trying to distinguish truth
from probability,
history and literature
(ancient and modern),
and separating the ancestral,
collective truth harboured
by the subconscious
from the calm
rationality of everyday life.
When you go to Pisa,
you can continue to marvel
at the Leaning Tower.
But if you really want to know
this extraordinary town
and gain the attention
of its inhabitants,
try to look beyond the Tower
toward the Sea
on the horizon.”