“[As Chevalley says,] 'Sicilians never want to improve for the simple reason that they think themselves perfect...”

“[As Garibaldi says,] 'Sleep, my dear Chevalley, sleep, that is what Sicilians want, and they will always hate anyone who tries to wake them...”

“I stopped examining myself in the mirror to compare myself to the perfect beauties of movies and magazines; I decided I was beautiful-- for the simple reason that I wanted to be. And then never gave the matter a second thought. -Eva Luna”

“Never go in against a Sicilian when death is on the line.”

“He did not think of himself as a writer for the simple reason that the world had never allowed him to think of himself in this way.”

“What people want is perfection," said the man. "In themselves." "But they need the steps to it to be pointed out," said the woman. "In a simple order," said the man. "With encouragement," said the woman. "And a positive attitude.”