Both my parents were doctors, and my mother had her surgery in the house. There were six children.
The most surprising thing for my mother and father was when I was actually earning more money than them by the time I was about 18. They thought I was going to be the ne'er do well, who they'd have to keep worrying about.
My mother felt it was time that I had some parental control, so I went off to America and went to New York.
Any woman who marries an Italian must accept the undeniable fact that she has also married his mother.
My mother and father came from that idealistic age, when they were brought up to believe that they should be working for the good of mankind.