“Wasting talent is a sin. Im not big on sin, but I know a sin when I see one staring me in the face. Im not big on sin, but I know a sin when I see one staring me in the face. Its just not courteous...”

“The choice was whether to be sad and foolish or sad and reasonable.”

“Old age breeds the miracle of recall. You have no short-term memory atall; you cant remember what you did minutes ago, but you can recall with exquisite clarity what you did on your fifth birthday ...”

“Neva ought to smile more. It breaks her anxiety into tiny pieces of joy you want to gather up and hand back to her in your palms, as if to say, See what you can make when you loose the reins.”

“Im serious, now let me know every time you see her cry. The thought brings me great joy. Hope.”

“I was that kind of tired you feel when youve spent a day in a hospital while a loved one undergoes surgery and comes through all right, the loved one, of course, being myself, and Christmas being t...”

“If you stand in a wheat field at this time of year, a few weeks from harvest, it's not hard to imagine you're looking at something out of mythology: all this golden sunlight brought down to earth, ...”

“You have come nearer to mastering a good many aspects of cooking than anyone except a handful of great chefs, and some day it will pay off. I know it will. You will just have to go on working, and ...”

“I turned from my window. Suddenly it seemed odd for my neighbors on both sides to have visitors while I had none. For the first time, I felt lonely at 'Sconset."Let's cook," Frannie said energetica...”

“O heavenly Father,protect and bless all thingsthat have breath: guard themfrom all evil and let them sleep in peace.”

“When we retire at night, we constructively review our day. Were we resentful, selfish, dishonest or afraid? Do we owe an apology? Have we kept something to ourselves which should be discussed with ...”

“God help us to live slowly:To move simply:To look softly:To allow emptiness:To let the heart create for us.Amen.”