A party without cake is really just a meeting.

Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.

...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.

Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one's mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

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

If you're not ready to fail, you're not going to learn how to cook.