Bonanno Quotes & Sayings

It takes many steppingstones, you know, for a man to rise. None can do it unaided — Joseph Bonanno

Fiction is only a set of colors, however beautiful, passing over the landscape for a time - the spirit, perhaps, but not the substance. — Bill Bonanno

Always-
the sharp,
plaintive edge
on the rim
of the spoon
of my giving.
(lines 8-13 of the poem 'Confessions') — Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis. — Margaret Wander Bonanno

Mafia is a process,not a thing.Mafia is a form of clan-cooperation to witch it's individual members pledge lifelong loyalty ... Frienship,connections,family ties,trust,loyalty,obedience-this was the glue that held us together. — Joseph Bonanno

And when I stand
in the receiving line
like Jackie Kennedy
without the pillbox hat,
if Jackie were fat
and had taken enough Klonopin
to still an ox,
and you whisper
I think of you
every day,
don't finish with
because I've been going
to Weight Watchers
on Tuesdays and wonder
if you want to go too. — Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno

Try to be thoughtful,
don't make the poor man say it;
see how human he is,
he has children of his own,
it is your job to ask:
Is she dead?
And he will nod and say yes
And now he can never not nod.
And now he can never say no.
And now he can never not say
yes. — Kathleen Sheeder Bonanno

To know a language intimately is to understand the soul of those who speak it. — Margaret Wander Bonanno