Memories Are Made of This Quotes

“I defy anyone to think of the name Dean Martin and not smile.
Now, that's amore.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“To know Dad was to love him... He was the sun and the moon to those fortunate enough to have been in his orbit. Underneath that polished Hollywood veneer beat the heart of a man who came from an industrial engine of steel mills and sweat - from hard-working, wholesome people... Dad adored his wives and doted on his many children, who gladly reciprocated that affection.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“May the road rise to meet you, may the wind be always at your back, may the sun shine warm upon your face and the rains fall softly upon your fields. And until we meet again, may God hold you in the hollow of his hand.” Afterward”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“Dad once asked me, "Oh Deana, baby, who'd want to steal from me?"
Well, Dad, the answer is everyone.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“I wasn't the only one who wished he was around more.... The trade-off we had to be content with was that our dad was Dean Martin.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“He's a man's man and I like that about him.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“When asked if she would accept his affairs to try to keep her marriage, she commented, "I do. I think that speaks for itself.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“Was he a good father?"
To their surprise, I shake my head and smile. "No," I reply candidly. "He wasn't a good father, but he was a good man."
Where Dad came from, that meant a great deal more.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“His plaque reads, DEAN MARTIN, JUNE 7, 1917-DECEMBER 25, 1995, EVERYBODY LOVES SOMEBODY SOMETIME.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“Dad's final will was written and signed eleven days before he died. The original will it replaced disappeared and has never been found....I can't imagine him wanting to make such radical changes a few days before he died. I don't believe for one minute that he truly understood what was going on.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes

“The point is, Dean was not and is not nor will he ever be the ideal husband... he gives the minimum amount.”
― Deana Martin, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes