The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna

Part III Maturity

Part III

Maturity

Fhijlii picciuli, guai picciuli; fhijlii randi, guai randi.

Little children, little problems; big children, big problems.

—CALAbrESE PROVERB

U lupu perde llu pilu, ma no llu vizzu.

A wolf may lose his fur, but never his vices.

—CALAbrESE PROVERB

Chi sulu mangia sulu s’affuca.

Those who eat alone choke alone.

—CALAbrESE PROVERB