“Eating, and hospitality in general, is a communion, and any meal worth attending by yourself is improved by the multiples of those with whom it is shared.”

“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end,each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a genaral responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think can be most useful.”

“We can't imagine anything more boring than to live with someone who doesn't care about food or eating or sharing meals.”

“Family not only need to consist of merely those whom we share blood, but also for those whom we'd give blood.”

“The shared meal elevates eating from a mechanical process of fueling the body to a ritual of family and community, from the mere animal biology to an act of culture.”

“investing in yourself is the best investment you will ever make. it will not only improve your life, it will improve the lives of all those around you.”