“Life itself is the proper binge.”

“You are the butter to my bread,and the breath to my life”

“Ye gods! But you're not standing around holding it by the hand all this time. No. [...] [T]he dough takes care of itself. [...] While you cannot speed up the process, you can slow it down at any point by setting the dough in a cooler place [...] then continue where you left off, when you are ready to do so. In other words, you are the boss of that dough. ”

“We hit it off immediately, especially Helene, who was a 'swallow-life-in-big-gulps' kind of person.”

“Drama is very important in life: You have to come on with a bang. You never want to go out with a whimper.”

“...the waiters carried themselves with a quiet joy, as if their entire mission in life was to make their customers feel comfortable and well tended.”

“The sweetness and generosity and politeness and gentleness and humanity of the French had shown me how lovely life can be if one takes time to be friendly.”