No matter what happens in the kitchen, never apologize.

I was never a spy. I was with the OSS organization. We had a number of women, but we were all office help.

the more experience you have, the more interesting cooking is because you know what can happen to the food. In the beginning you can look at a chicken and it doesn't mean much, but once you have done some cooking you can see in that chicken a parade of things you will be able to create.

A cookbook is only as good as its poorest recipe.

There is nothing worse than grilled vegetables.

Cooking was taken with such seriousness in France that even ordinary chefs were proud of their profession. That's what appealed to me.

Remember, you are all alone in the kitchen and no one can see you.