Life is a bunch of decisions. If your first bunch sucks and lands you in the shithouse, start making new decisions until you’ve gathered up a fresh bunch that brings you to a brighter place. All the mistakes you’ve made along the way weren’t mistakes at all, but experiences. Lessons.

Some things never change for Italians: their love of art, architecture, opera, pasta, and cutting people’s balls off when they misbehave.

Some things never change for Italians: their love of art, architecture, opera, pasta, and cutting people's balls off when they misbehave.