“I'll tell you something about tough things. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find the way through. On the Food Network they have these shows where cooks have to put a meal together with all these weird ingredients. That's a lot like my life-dealing with things you wouldn't think ever go together. But a good cook can make the best meal out of the craziest combinations.”

“I'll tell you something about tough times. They just about kill you, but if you decide to keep working at them, you'll find your way through.”

“If you worry about every little thing you're going to have one thoroughly miserable life.”

“We were having the best time working together, too, except when he'd make a mistake on an order and I'd have to be an advocate for my customer. I always mentioned it sweetly."You didn't say hold the bacon, Hope.""Barverman, I said it twice.""You must have said it to someone else.""I said it to you."Clang."Don't clang pots at me.”

“I hope you'll have the kind of life where what you stand for is so important that it makes some people outright hostile. You won't know how strong your beliefs really are until you have to defend them.”

“Parents just concentrate on the thing that drives them nuts and all the other good stuff you do goes out the window.”

“Everything's got a purpose, really - you just have to look for it.Cats are good at keeping old dogs alive.Loss helps you reach for gain.Death helps you celebrate life.War helps you work for peace.A flood makes you glad you're still standing.And a tall boy can stop the wind so a candle of hope can burn bright.”