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> [“I hear you're a writer,' said 2040..."What are you writing about?' Not liking to discuss my writing with strangers, I had been privately auditioning possible conversation stoppers, but I didn't think that I would ever have the nerve to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/i-hear-you-re-a-writer-said-2040-what-are-you-writing-about-not/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

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## More by Phoebe Damrosch

> [“Who are you?' Andre demanded when I refused an ice-cream cone a few weeks later. 'The woman I fell in love with never said…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/who-are-you-andre-demanded-when-i-refused-an-ice-cream-cone-a-few/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“I had a reputation of being merciless at times. After a particularly busy night working with me, one of the newer backservers nursed his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/i-had-a-reputation-of-being-merciless-at-times-after-a-particularly/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“In order to understand the sequence of VIP canapés, we were taught a little etymology 101. At the French Laundry and Per Se, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/in-order-to-understand-the-sequence-of-vip-canap-s-we-were-taught-a/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“Toward the end of that session at the Hudson, our instructor split us into two long lines and took out a bouquet of multicolored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/toward-the-end-of-that-session-at-the-hudson-our-instructor-split-us/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“I hear you're a writer,' said 2040..."What are you writing about?' Not liking to discuss my writing with strangers, I had been privately auditioning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/i-hear-you-re-a-writer-said-2040-what-are-you-writing-about-not/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“Our restaurant fostered a sense of camaraderie in a number of ways besides sharing the same nickname of 'chef.' Initially, we bonded through training.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/our-restaurant-fostered-a-sense-of-camaraderie-in-a-number-of-ways/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“My greatest rewards from women have been kisses on the cheek, a whispered thank-you for helping them manage their mothers-in-law, and even an invitation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/my-greatest-rewards-from-women-have-been-kisses-on-the-cheek-a/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“Cafés overflowed anytime but early mornings, for there were few commuters in the neighborhood at that time. After noon, the self-employed, or unemployed, hipsters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/caf-s-overflowed-anytime-but-early-mornings-for-there-were-few/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

> [“... to me, a restaurant with no menu, headed by a chef I trusted, would be ideal. In such a utopia, guests could specify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phoebe-damrosch/to-me-a-restaurant-with-no-menu-headed-by-a-chef-i-trusted-would-be/)

[Phoebe Damrosch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phoebe-damrosch/)

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