Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art. It requires instinct and taste rather than exact measurements.

Cookery is not chemistry. It is an art.

The pleasure of eating something because it is expensive has absolutely nothing to do with the taste of good cuisine.

Peace and happiness, begin, geographically, where garlic is used in cooking.

A good cook is not necessarily a good woman with an even temper. Some allowance should be made for artistic temperament.

Do not be afraid to talk about food. Food which is worth eating is worth discussing. And there is the occult power of words which somehow will develop its qualities.

I have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." ~ Gandalf (J. R. R. Tolkein ~ The Hobbit)

Age merely shows what children we remain.

In the sacraments, spirit and matter "kiss." Heaven and earth embrace in a union that will never end.

I believe that for the past twenty years there has been a creeping socialism spreading in the United States.

Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

Ten years from now I plan to be sitting here, looking out over my land. I hope I'll be writing books, but if not, I'll be on my pond fishing with my kids. I feel like the luckiest guy I know.

There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion.

Enjoyment of football is part of the social context, and I have lost my faith in this social context.

we don't belong to each other: he's an independent, and so am I.

I think all our characters are an amalgam of people we know in our world and ourselves.