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It is my opinion that Norman Rockwell and his ilk have done more to make already anxious people feel guilty than anyone else.

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I come from a coffee-loving family, and you can always tell when my sister and I have been around, because both of us collect all the dead coffee from everyone's morning cup, pour it over ice, and drink it. This is a disgusting habit.

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My idea of a good time abroad is to visit someone's house and hang out, poking into their cupboards if they will let me.

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It is not just the Great Works of mankind that make a culture. It is the daily things, like what people eat and how they serve it.

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Cooking is like love. You don't have to be particularly beautiful or very glamorous, or even very exciting to fall in love. You just have to be interested in it. It's the same thing with food.

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Cooking is like anything else: some people have an inborn talent for it. Some become expert by practicing, and some learn from books.

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The best way to feel at ease in the kitchen is to learn at someone's knee.

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Not everyone can write a book or paint a picture or write a symphony, but almost anyone can fall in love. There is something almost miraculous in that.

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I love to eat out, but even more, I love to eat in.

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Certainly, cooking for oneself reveals man at his weirdest.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: June 14th, 1944

Died: October 24th, 1992

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