Gay Talese Quote

He is what in traditional Sicily have long been called uomini rispettati — men of respect: men who are both majestic and humble, men who are loved by all and are very generous by nature, men whose hands are kissed as they walk from village to village, men who would personally go out of their way to redress a wrong.


"Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" (Esquire, April 1966)


He is what in traditional Sicily have long been called uomini rispettati — men of respect: men who are both majestic and humble, men who are loved...

He is what in traditional Sicily have long been called uomini rispettati — men of respect: men who are both majestic and humble, men who are loved...

He is what in traditional Sicily have long been called uomini rispettati — men of respect: men who are both majestic and humble, men who are loved...

He is what in traditional Sicily have long been called uomini rispettati — men of respect: men who are both majestic and humble, men who are loved...