“I need to be frightened of things. I hate it, but I must need it, because it's what I do.”
“I don't believe you can ever really cook unless you love eating.”
“It s easier to impress someone than to give them pleasure.”
“...That Great Cocktail Cabinet in the Sky...”
“Sometimes it's good just to be seduced by the particular cheeses spread out in front of you on a cheese counter.”
“Last week my boss told me to rewrite a twenty-page proposal on engagement benchmarking. I turned it in and he wrote a note on the cover that just said, "No, no. Not this." I had no idea what he wanted, so I just put it off, and then when he came in this morning and told me he needed the final draft in a half-hour I printed out the exact same one as before, but this time on prettier paper. This afternoon he brought the whole team together to tell everyone I was the perfect example of being able to listen to constructive criticism.”