There were two things that Signora V. liked which might be considered a trifle unusual:

Two eggs (scrambled) served with Miracle Whip. Sometimes with fried bologna on the side.

A small mug filled with Sacramento tomato juice and crumbled saltine crackers. When everything was softened up enough, she'd eat it with a spoon. She called this "Tomato Surprise".

Signor V.


"For me, there's only my wife..."

"Sure I cook with wine - sometimes I even add it to the food!"

"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies?"

"It was a grass harp... And we listened."

"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Every, every minute?"

"No. Saints and poets, maybe... they do some."