„I’ve never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don’t understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.” – Sophia Loren
„After all these years, I am still involved in the process of self-discovery. It’s better to explore life and make mistakes than to play it safe. Mistakes are part of the dues one pays for a full life.” – Sophia Loren
Sophia with her son Carlo Jr. (right) and newborn son Edoardo.
During both pregnancies she spent most of her time stuck in a room, literally not doing anything. She had been through 2 miscarriages before and desperately wanted these children.
This photo was published in Dutch magazine Libelle, issue of June, 1973. From my personal collection.
„Do you know what they have done those “heroes” that you command? Do you know what your great soldiers have done in a holy church under the eyes of the madonna? Do you know?” – Cesira, Sophia’s character in La Ciociara (1960, English title: Two Women)
