“In fact, people who posses not magic at all can instill their home-cooked meals with love and security and health, transforming ingredients and bringing disparate people together as family and friends. There's a reason that when opening one's home to guests, the first thing you do is offer food and drink. Cooking is a kind of everyday magic.”

“I work in my pajamas most of the time. No matter what you’re wearing, you can sound businesslike on the phone.”

“You know I wouldn't know a Louis Vuitton from a Louis L'Amour”

“Free’s my favorite price.”

“Not pretty exactly, but gleaming with the loveliness of youth.”

“... you will know that you are part of the one great magic that binds us all together. Our strength comes from that magic, from the earth and the sky, from the fire and the water. Fly high, swim deep, give back to the earth what she gives you....”

“I hope when I'm ninety-five the only things I want are free: love, family, a good home-cooked meal.”