Fantasies are more than substitutes for unpleasant reality; they are also dress rehearsals, plans. All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.

the islands of Italy combine all the elements - fire, water, earth, and air - and that is irresistible.

it's perfectly possible to hate one's fat and to love one's body at the same time.

All acts performed in the world begin in the imagination.

Italians' relationship to food is loving, informal, and gay.

Autobiography is a preemptive strike against biographers.

Facts mean nothing to wounded feelings.