A Woman in harmony with her spirit is like a river flowing. She goes where she will without pretense and arrives at her destination prepared to be herself and only herself

It's so tedious writing cookbooks or writing the recipes because I've never been much of a measurer. But to write a book, you have to measure everything.

When I passed forty I dropped pretense, 'cause men like women who got some sense.

Courage allows the successful woman to fail - and to learn powerful lessons from the failure - so that in the end, she didn't fail at all.

I always felt, if I can get to a library, I'll be OK.

Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told: 'I'm with you kid. Let's go.'

There's a world of difference between truth and facts. Facts can obscure the truth.