Italian culture is so deeply soaked in an appreciation of the good things in life.

Being thin is not more important than enjoying life

The experience of being cared for is profound, and it nourishes the soul as much as the food does the body.

Eric Lewis doesn't play the piano, he devours it. He doesn't play music, he channels the divine.

It's very difficult leaving the house anytime with my baby at home.

~Before you have kids, when you're on a plane and there's a screaming kid, all you can think is, Give me earplugs! As soon as I became a mom, though, I got it. You find yourself asking, 'What can I do? You want me to hold him?' Because you think about the time your kids was screaming, and there was the one parent who looked at you and smiled. And that compassion was everything.~

There's so much that you can get mad about. Out of self-preservation, I focus on being grateful.