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.

Celebrity has its uses. I can always get a seat in any restaurant.

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

The tomato hides its griefs. Internal damage is hard to spot.

I’m awfully sorry for people who are taken in by all of today’s dietary mumbo jumbo. They are not getting any enjoyment out of their food.

You are the butter to my bread,and the breath to my life

Forget the cheap white wine: go to beef and gin!