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1 " Have you ever been in love?” she inquires, clutching her espresso cup. She’s seated right beside me, curled into her chair with her legs tucked under her chin. “With cannoli? Every bloody day of my life.” I take a bite, relishing in the light crunch of the pastry and the gooey sweet centre. "
― Amy Daws , Replay (Harris Brothers World #3)
2 " Your mother,” I finish his sentence. “Sorry but she’d called several times, and I was worried there was an emergency.” “Everything is an emergency to an Italian mother. "
3 " I pause my action. “They come here a few times a year to stock my pantry. Nonna says we always make sauce on Sundays after a hard week because making sauce is how you clear your mind for the next week. She also says that no one can tell you how to make your sauce even while she’s telling you how to make your sauce. "
4 " I think you can not be an alcoholic and still not have a good relationship with alcohol. It’s just so ingrained in our culture that we have to drink to have fun or to fit in. Which means that people find it bizarre when you want to just quit. "
5 " And no one said I spoke good Italian. I might have just told you that you look like a beetroot.” Her hands slide up the short sleeves of my shirt, her fingers biting into my biceps. “I love beetroots.” “Nobody loves beetroots.” I laugh and tilt my head with a smug look. “Hai delle labbra così deliziose…Vorrei tanto baciarti.” Her jaw drops. “What did you just say?” Smiling, I lean in and whisper against her lips, “I said your lips are so delicious…I would really like to kiss you. "