[On her father's death:] Gone was the person who had known me better than anyone else on earth and who had loved and admired me unconditionally since the day I was born.
Jane BrodyContrary to what some parents might believe or hope for, children are not born a blank slate. Rather, they come into the world with predetermined abilities, proclivities and temperaments that nurturing parents may be able to foster or modify, but can rarely reverse.
Jane BrodyReverse the typical American meal pattern and instead eat like a king for breakfast, a prince for lunch and a pauper for supper.
Jane Brody