It was wonderful how food brought men of different classes and kinds together, from the old to the young, from workers to their superiors.

At this time of year it's easy to forget the true meaning of Christianity - the lies, the corruption, the abuse.

It taught that there are three versions of things: the one I see in my mind, and the one that carries onto the paper, and then what it ultimately becomes.

The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man.

My food demons are Chinese food, sugar, butter.

The more powerful you become, some people especially don't like it that you're a woman. I stick up for myself.

Cuisine is not invariable like a Codex formula. But one must guard against tampering with the essential bases.

I always wanted to be a renaissance woman, do as many things as I possibly can and hopefully do them well or don't do them at all.

Life is too short to do mediocre work and it is definitely too short to build shitty things.

What happens when we get back? I don't know. I guess we try and forget. I don't want to forget.

India.. a perfectly wonderful country, may have been motivated by a lack of self-esteem.