"True gastronomy is making the most of what is available, however modest."

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Source : Claudia Roden (1984). “Everything tastes better outdoors”, Random House Inc

Claudia Roden

“That's me. I can be me a bit at home, but I'm kind of like a square peg in a round hole.”
“Writing is hard, even for authors who do it all the time.”

Source : Roger Angell (2015). “This Old Man: All in Pieces”, p.18, Anchor
“When you're angry, you can't fight rationally. Your body chemistry is all messed up. Your energy goes to all the wrong places. You can't do anything well except get angrier. That's why I like fighting guys who are pumped up on steroids. Fighting is all about relaxing and releasing tension, so your body is flexible and fluid, able to bend and flex quickly, like water. I like fighting angry guys who are really tense. They can't think right, and they can't fight right.”
“If Satan can defeat you in your thoughts then he can defeat you anywhere else as well,”
“Am I the woman I think I am, the woman I want to be? More importantly, am I the woman the Savior needs me to be?”
“The Voice Chamber hatches a new and healthy experience of the vibrational universe”
“To be calm is the highest achievement of the best of what you have.”
“I act irrationally, I defy the odds, I engage when others would run. I look for trouble, I seek chaos, it is a burden.”

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