I'm a beet freak. I put them in the pressure cooker.

I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.

It's a shame to be caught up in something that doesn't absolutely make you tremble with joy.

Wine is a living liquid containing no preservatives. Its life cycle comprises youth, maturity, old age, and death. When not treated with reasonable respect it will sicken and die.

I hate organized religion. I think you have to love thy neighbor as thyself. I think you have to pick your own God and be true to him. I always say 'him' rather than 'her.' Maybe it's because of my generation, but I don't like the idea of a female God. I see God as a benevolent male.

The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken.

I was thirty-seven years old and still discovering who I was.