Never Apologize For Your Cooking.

The Sweetness And Generosity And Politeness And Gentleness And Humanity Of The French Had Shown Me How Lovely Life Can Be If One Takes Time To Be Friendly.

As You Get Older, You Shouldn't Waste Time Drinking Bad Wine.

Always Start Out With A Larger Pot Than What You Think You Need.

I Found That The Recipes In Most - In All - The Books I Had Were Really Not Adequate. They Didn't Tell You Enough... I Won't Do Anything Unless I'm Told Why I'm Doing It. So I Felt That We Needed Fuller Explanations So That If You Followed One Of Those Recipes, It Should Turn Out Exactly Right.

I Was 32 When I Started Cooking; Up Until Then, I Just Ate.