- Marco: Why doesn't my real daddy ever come back to see me?
- Dora Baldini: Look, Marco, you're old enough now to understand, I think. You know your father was a man who liked to travel a great deal. He loved airplanes, ships, sailboats - and he loved to visit faraway places.
- Dora Baldini: [continues] Well, one day he went on one of his voyages and never came back... Your daddy is dead, Marco.
- Marco: What is death, mama?
- Dora Baldini: Death is like going on a trip, darling, only one doesn't come back. One goes away forever. But we'll keep daddy alive within us.
- Marco: But why did he die, mama?
- Dora Baldini: Why? Oh, baby, it's hard to explain. Death is part of life and we must learn to accept it. You'll understand someday.