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When I make a recipe for the first time and it's fabulous, I know I'm in trouble because I don't know exactly what I did, and I can't replicate it.

~Diane Mott Davidson

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I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing.

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: Always Astonished Badly Behave How Noticing People See Think

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Catering is extremely demanding financially and physically. It's a business.

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: Business Catering Demanding Extremely Financially Physically

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I like cream cheese in just about anything.

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: About Anything Cheese Cream Just Like

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The main thing I look for in a recipe is taste, which is different from caterers and restaurants, who first ask 'How does it look?'

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: Ask Different Does First How Look Main Main Thing Recipe Restaurants Taste Thing Which Who

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I wanted to be a literary writer, so I wrote story after story and sent them to 'The New Yorker.'

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: After Literary New New Yorker Sent Story Them Wanted Writer Wrote Yorker

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After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department about how they investigated a crime.

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: About After Catering County Crime Department Had How Jefferson Nobody Other Sheriff Talk Thing Worked

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The thing is, if you make best-sellerdom your goal, you're going to be in trouble. It's a very nice thing to have happen, but if one makes that a goal like, say, a literary writer has the goal of getting the Pulitzer Prize, that's so unpredictable.

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: Getting Goal Going Happen Like Literary Make Makes Nice Nice Thing Prize Pulitzer Say Thing Trouble Unpredictable Very Writer You Your

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What one's goal should be is just to become a better writer and to tell different kinds of stories.

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: Become Better Better Writer Different Different Kinds Goal Just Kinds Should Stories Tell Writer

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In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.

~Diane Mott Davidson

Topics: Crime Emotionally Invested Involved Must Mystery Solving

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: March 22nd, 1949

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