I don't believe in twisting yourself into knots of excuses and explanations over the food you make.... Usually one's cooking is better than one thinks it is. And if the food is truly vile...then the cook must simply grit her teeth and bear it with a smile.

As you get older, you shouldn't waste time drinking bad wine.

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

We hit it off immediately, especially Helene, who was a 'swallow-life-in-big-gulps' kind of person.

Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!

Fake food -- I mean those patented substances chemically flavored and mechanically bulked out to kill the appetite and deceive the gut -- is unnatural, almost immoral, a bane to good eating and good cooking.

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