“We have been careless with our pie repertoire. The demise of apple-pear pie with figs and saffron and orengeado pies are tragic losses.”

“The First Law of Pies: 'No Pastry, No Pie.”

“It could be argued that there is an element of entertainment in every pie, as every pie is inherently a surprise by virtue of its crust.”

“The homemade pie has been under siege for a century, and surely its survival is endangered.”

“Pies mean Thanksgiving and Christmas and picnics.”

“The Second Law of Pies: they must be baked, not fried (or boiled, or steamed).”

“America has developed a pie tradition unequivocally and unapologetically at the sweet end of the scale, and at no time is this better demonstrated than at Thanksgiving.”