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I come from a small village in Sicily. For all Italian people, family is very important. We don't fight with our families.

There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.

I have family in Italy that my mother keeps in contact with, but I don't because I don't speak Italian.

Well, I'm Italian, but my family isn't stereotypical. I mean, I only have one sister and we don't yell or throw pasta at each other. My mother doesn't even have a secret spaghetti sauce recipe.

The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.

I am a proud Italian American, raised by an Italian mother and Italian grandparents.

It's a family that's loaded with grudges and passion. We come from a long line of robbers and highwaymen in Italy, you know. Killers, even.

I am a typical Italian; I love the clan. But I don't think about getting married.

Family is the most important thing in the world.