“You'll never know everything about anything, especially something you love.”

“Until I discovered cooking, I was never really interested in anything.”

“Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”

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

“Just speak very loudly and quickly, and state your position with utter conviction, as the French do, and you'll have a marvelous time!”

“...operational proof...it's all theory until you see for yourself whether or not something works.”

“You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.”