I discovered that when one follows the artist's eye one sees unexpected treasures in so many seemingly ordinary scenes.

Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.

I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.

Good french cooking cannot be produced by a zombie cook.

If variety is the spice of life, then my life must be one of the spiciest you ever heard of. A curry of a life. -Paul Child

...The more I learned the more I realized how very much one has to know before one is in-the-know at all.

In France, Paul explained, good cooking was regarded as a combination of national sport and high art, and wine was always served with lunch and dinner. "The trick is moderation, " he said.

We grow apart because we grow in different stages and not all of our stages align.

You can, and you will. If you’re going to carry any belief, carry one that empowers you. Believe in your unlimited potential.

It hurt her to stir up these feelings, but yet she knew that that was the best part of her soul, and that that part of her soul would quickly be smothered in the life she was leading.

A true friend let’s you know that the door is always open, even when it’s closed.

The foundation of success in life is good health: that is the substratum fortune it is also the basis of happiness. A person cannot accumulate a fortune very well when he is sick.

What is art but the denial of life?

The best lesson my mom taught me was how to be scrappy.

You can actually see God, and Hear Him, play with Him. It might sound crazy, but He is actually there.

I get uncomfortable in large groups of people and loud music.

America just works better when more people have a chance to live their dreams.