Many of America's historical cornbreads were staple breads for people who didn't have many other options.

If you have a busy natural foods store in your community, give their bulk cornmeal a try: high turnover means the product will most likely be fresh. And if the cornmeal is organic, all the better.

Sometimes you win by losing.

But since you're asking me, I'll tell you my opinion: all cornbread is authentic, as long as it's good, hot, and made with love and fresh ingredients.

I tested a lot of old cornbread recipes and most of them were bland or tough.

That said, there are certainly still cooks out there who make fantastic historical cornbreads, though the old recipes have often been changed to include modern techniques and ingredients.

My mission in life is to try and get to a point where my insides world is not affected by the outside world.

I was...labelled as an advocate because...I measured something.

I have spent far too many years trying to make everybody like me. It's not possible. People can say or think what they want.

Most cornmeal producers dont tell you when their cornmeal was milled, which makes it difficult to know how long the product has been sitting in the store before you bought it.

When in doubt, throw it out.

Be as good as you would want to follow yourself.

Knowledge is learning without a limit.

I believe in life.

Energy spent to worry is a total lose. It is a down payment you’ve made without any return”.

The the question whether I am a pessimist or an optimist, I answer that my knowledge is pessimistic, but my willing and hope are optimistic.

One can only pour out of a jug that which is in it.

Memory works like the collection glass in the Camera obscura: it gathers everything together and therewith produces a far more beautiful picture than was present originally.

I believe the risks I take are justified by the sheer love of the life I lead.

The story of the subconscious mind can be told in three words: there is none.

The child endures all things.