In my father’s scheme of things, there were Italians and then there was the rest of the world.

I wasn’t sure anymore what made a good marriage. There had to be love, of course, but there were so many different kinds of love. And clearly, some love was more enduring than others.

If you put a money sign in front of your eyes, how will you see the world?

There are no ugly women there are only women who do not know how to look pretty.

The smells of slow cooking spread around the house and impart a unique warmth matched only by the flavour of the food.

Jealousy is the greatest of all evils, and the one that arouses the least pity in the person who causes it.

By computerizing health records, we can avoid dangerous medical mistakes, reduce costs, and improve care

Swans moulting die, snow melts to tears, Roses do blush and hang their heads

I refused to beat my head against stone, of course.

I move on stage differently. The more you act, anyway, the more you live, your perception of life becomes more and more accurate.

I don't mind being called a weirdo.

From the ownership of women the concept of ownership extends itself to include the products of their industry, and so there arises the ownership of things as well as of persons.