Sleeping alone seemed unnatural to me, and pitiful, something done in hospitals or when you're contagious.

God, why does a mortal man have children? It is senseless to love anything this much.

Our house is like an empty cigarette packet, lying around reminding you what's not in it.

Every life is different because you passed this way and touched history.

Once you start cooking, one thing leads to another. A new recipe is as exciting as a blind date. A new ingredient, heaven help me, is an intoxicating affair.

...our best task is to move forward without insisting others slide backward.

A flower is a plant's way of making love.