“My father required me to honor my father and my mother too much to put up games on them. I did on occasion.” MotherFatherGamesToo MuchHonorOccasions Book:The World of Lincoln Steffens Source: The World of Lincoln Steffens
“What does a woman feel when she is hit? My mother slapped me when I was a child - on two occasions, to the point of pure hysteria; I never liked it. Those who are humiliated in such a way learn to disintegrate – that is, they become once removed from pain. This is the most direct route to psychic ruin.” WayFeelsChildrenDoeTwoPainMotherPureDirectRuinsOccasionsRoutesPsychicsHysteriaHumiliated Author:Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“I had a very Italian house - the "plastic furniture you couldn't sit on" house. Did anybody have the museum house? For a kid it's traumatic. Towels you can never touch. China no one's ever gonna use. Everything is for a special occasion that never happens. My mother was waiting for the Pope to show up for dinner. Or Sinatra. Or Chachi.” UseShowsHappensKidsMotherHouseWaitingSpecialChinaDinnerOccasionsItalianMuseumsPlasticPopeFurnitureTowelsSpecial Occasion Author:Ray Romano