If the first requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite, the second is to put in your apprenticeship as a feeder when you have enough money to pay the check but not enough to produce indifference of the total. Use this quote
I have to have a character worth caring about. I tend not to start writing books about people I don't have a lot of sympathy for because I'm just going to be with them too long. Use this quote
The strangest thing that human speech and human writing can do is create a metaphor. That is an amazing leap, is it not? Use this quote
At the risk of appearing disingenuous, I don't really think of myself as 'writing humor.' I'm simply reporting on the world I observe, which is frequently hilarious. Use this quote
Beyond a certain point, the music isn't mine anymore. It's yours. Use this quote
I think there has been a great deal of valuable revisionism in women's history. Use this quote
Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, are all very good words for the lips. Use this quote
When you read a piece of writing that you admire, send a note of thanks to the author. Use this quote
I feel I have to work hard to nurture whatever talent I have as an actor. I feel like it's not natural to me. So I don't take it for granted... What I think is my natural ability - which is writing - I think I totally take that for granted. Use this quote
I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that. Use this quote
Everyone related to me in my circle was from church: church friends, church school, church activities. All my friends weren't allowed to watch MTV or go to PG-13 movies or listen to the radio, so I didn't really know anything different. That's how I was raised. Use this quote
The Bible is our rule of faith and doctrine. Use this quote
I'm cool with the way I look, I'm not an ugly dog, but I don't see myself as a stud or anything. Use this quote
I like pop music. I consider rock 'n' roll to be a branch of pop music. Use this quote
Writing 'Fast Life' has been an incredible experience. It's something totally different from what I am used to. Use this quote
I don't want to have a relationship with someone if I'm not going to work with them. Use this quote
I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything. Use this quote
My childhood dreams were focused on being part of the effort to make humanity a multiplanetary species. Use this quote
I've developed into quite a swan. I'm one of those people that will probably look better and better as I get older until I drop dead of beauty. Use this quote
I was half asleep lying there writing this lyric in my head at about 3:30 in the morning. I woke Steve up with this idea and then we went into the living room where there was a little upright piano and finished the song. I wonder where that piano is now? Use this quote
