“If you lead a simple life, and that story is written, then that story will not satisfy. It needs an angle. Suppose there is no angle?”

“When you have nobody you can make a cup of tea for, when nobody needs you, that's when I think life is over.”

“If I blow my nose, it gets written all over the world.”

“Good things aren't supposed to just fall into your lap. God is very generous, but He expects you to do your part first.”

“How shall I sum up my life? I think I've been particularly lucky. Does that have something to do with faith also? I know my mother always used to say, 'Good things aren't supposed to just fall in your lap. God is very generous, but he expects you to do your part first.' So you have to make that effort. But at the end of a bad time or a huge effort, I've always had - how shall I say it? - the prize at the end. My whole life shows that.”

“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”

“Ricorda, se hai bisogno di una mano la troverai alla fine del tuo braccio.Remember, if you need a hand you'll find it at the end of your arm.”