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.

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

Cooking may be a creative art, but it's also a wonderful full-time hobby.

Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.

...the waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended.

Pro-choice is the only way to be-- because women are human beings, after all, and should be treated as such.

My father was in real estate, banking, and land management. As family life, it was very conventional, happy, and comfortable. We weren't wealthy, but we were well-off.