I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate.

I was going to be a great woman novelist. Then the war came along and I think it's hard for young people today, don't you, to realize that when World War II happened we were dying to go and help our country.

How lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.

I love root vegetables: carrots, parsnips, and turnips.

Some children like to make castles out of their rice pudding, or faces with raisins for eyes. It is forbidden -- so sternly that, when they grow up, they take a horrid revenge by dying meringues pale blue or baking birthday cakes in the form of horseshoes or lyres or whatnot.

Moderation. Small helpings. Sample a little bit of everything. These are the secrets of happiness and good health.

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