My mother was independent. She had grown up in Dalton and Pittsfield, in western Massachusetts, and she was one of the first women drivers in that area.

Noodles are not only amusing but delicious.

The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for the steak to cook.

A party without cake is really just a meeting.

You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces - just good food from fresh ingredients.

People who love to eat are always the best people.

The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a what-the-hell attitude.

I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

In department stores, so much kitchen equipment is bought indiscriminately by people who just come in for men's underwear.

Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.

I think anyone who is a carnivore needs to understand that meat does not originally come in these neat little packages.

It's when we kiss that I feel your blood within my veins and your heartbeat within my soul.

Sturm und Drang?”“Ah…I see that I’ll have to introduce you to the finer points of German literature. It means passionate turmoil—literally translated, ‘storm and stress.’

There are some different things I'm writing and developing, but I don't know where they'll go. They're fun stuff that I would be in and are written in my voice, for me.

Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we may diet.

It needs some intelligence to be truly selfish. The unintelligent can only be self-righteous.

The human body is like a condominium. The thing that keeps you from really enjoying it is the maintenance.

There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.

In war as in love, to bring matters to a close, you must get close together.

If happiness was in money or power, then America should be the happiest country in the world, but it is not.

God will reward you,' he said. 'You must be an angel since you care for flowers.