Leave me if you must, but be faithful to me if you are with me.

A lot of sad stories in a row - that wears on you.

It's more likely in America that your parents will file for bankruptcy than divorce. We think of divorce as so prevalent, but we all know that happens because somebody moves out of the house.

If I had given up everything that my life was about ... I'd let cancer win before it needed to.

I've often said that the most important thing you can give your children is wings. Because, you're not gonna always be able to bring food to the nest. You're... sometimes... they're gonna have to be able to fly by themselves.

Growing up in an Italian family, you use a harsh tone and 10 minutes later everybody forgets about it.

Part of what I want to do is sort of reclaim my story - it belongs to me and to my children, who have to live with whoever their mother is.