I would probably never have learned to cook.

Every day holds the possibility of a miracle.

To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.

Good food is always a trouble and its preparation should be regarded as a labour of love.

Summer cooking implies a sense of immediacy, a capacity to capture the essence of the fleeting moment.

Provence is a country to which I am always returning, next week, next year, any day now, as soon as I can get on a train.

Even more then long hours in the kitchen, fine meals require ingenious organization and experience which is a pleasure to acquire.

I don't copy recipes without trying them out. I don't reprint without trying them again.

Writing doesn't come easily to me. It gets more and more difficult.

It is a very great mistake to suppose, as a few English cooks still do, that spaghetti and macaroni should be soaked in water before cooking.

I'm very interested in my new kitchen equipment shop. I've started it with two friends.

A woman should have not only equal rights but much more rights than men because she is our sacred and beloved mother.

It is indeed a curse to dream as you walk amongst the dreamless

I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.

I suppose there's an anger in all of us. Some hidden rage that you keep at bay.

My desk drawer is filled with all kinds of prayers.

The great thing about fact-based decisions is that they overrule the hierarchy.

The piano is not firewood -- yet.

Overheard in a Washington D.C. church confessional: "Bless me Father, for sins have been committed."

I was interested in the environment from when I was a little kid. I spent most of my time hunting and fishing and kayaking.

Adapt your style, if you wish, to admit the color of slang or freshness of neologism, but hang tough on clarity, precision, structure, grace.