I Know You Shouldn't Spit In Your

Venetians Feel Affection And Loyalty To Their City, Rather Than To The Italian State.

I Never Wanted To Be Rich Or Successful Or Famous. I Just Wanted To Be Happy And Have Fun.

My Father Read 'the New York Times,' My Mother Did Secretarial Work, We Had A Dog, We Had A Garden, I Had A Brother.

Italians Know About Human Nature - They Understand Human Nature Perhaps Better Than Anyone Else Does. They Know That People Are Weak And Greedy And Lazy And Dishonest And They Just Try To Make The Best Of It; To Work Around It.

I Never Know What's Going To Happen In A Novel. I Don't Have A Plan Or An Outline.