Quote from Sophia in The Mangiacavallo Curse Makes a Lousy Wedding Present
Dorothy: Look, Ma, I don't know how to break this to you. Sophia: Gently. I'm old. Dorothy: Giuseppe Mangiacavallo has had a fabulous life. He's in his 80s, he's a multimillionaire, and enjoys perfect health. Sophia: Well, it's a very slow-acting curse. Dorothy: So it would appear. Sophia: That's the beauty of it. He's been lulled into a false sense of security for the past 70 years, so I don't want you showing up like a wallflower and blowing my big moment.