“A job is the ultimate pyramid scheme.”

“No one is born with fear: we learn it, create it, and perpetuate it. Therefore, fear's biggest secret is we also control it.”

“The first step forward is to admit your fear, then you can take the next step to conquer it.”

“The definition of tragedy is when people do not communicate yet struggle to conceal the pain.”

“Motivating others leads to success whereas inspiring others leads to greatness.”

“Actions are most important in life: act with love, kindness, understanding, and compassion toward others that they may bear witness to your belief(s).”

“Murder is commoner among cooks than among members of any other profession.”

“Each year, food companies use an amount of salt that is every bit as staggering as it sounds: 5 billion pounds.”

“His high spiced wares were made to sell, and they sold; and his thousands of readers could as rationally charge their delight in filth upon him, as a glutton can shift upon his cook the responsibil...”

“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...”