“Did you know a woman by the name of Gloria D’Angelo?” Joiner asked.”

“She is my friend, and there is nothing you can say or do that can stop me from helping her.”

“The stupid shall be punished.”

“If you ask me to play myself, I will not know what to do. I do not know who or what I am.”

“Daniello, you do not like the bread? Eat! ...per favore, have some pasticcio di gnocchi alla boscaiola!""As long as you don't ask me to repeat the name," Dan replied.Luna Amato chuckled. "Charming boy.""Handsome, too," Dan said.”

“I know this doesn't make sense, but if we ever did this before, exactly this, with you sitting over there and me here, in this same room, well, wasn't the food even better? I mean, a lot better?”

“I don't know why I felt so closed and bitter and threatened by the things I did not like.”