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> [In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/in-a-mystery-the-sleuth-must-be-believably-involved-and-emotionally/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

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## More by Diane Mott Davidson

> [I told the caterer I'd work for nothing if he'd teach me about catering. I lasted one week full-time. It was exhausting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/i-told-the-caterer-i-d-work-for-nothing-if-he-d-teach-me-about/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [One thing that improved my cooking skills was being a poor student in California... If you don't have much money, you have to learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/one-thing-that-improved-my-cooking-skills-was-being-a-poor-student-in/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [“Sometimes you have to fight fire with a blowtorch”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/sometimes-you-have-to-fight-fire-with-a-blowtorch/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/in-a-mystery-the-sleuth-must-be-believably-involved-and-emotionally/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/after-i-outlined-catering-to-nobody-i-went-and-worked-for-a-caterer/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [What one's goal should be is just to become a better writer and to tell different kinds of stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/what-one-s-goal-should-be-is-just-to-become-a-better-writer-and-to/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [When I make a recipe for the first time and it's fabulous, I know I'm in trouble because I don't know exactly what I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/when-i-make-a-recipe-for-the-first-time-and-it-s-fabulous-i-know-i-m/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [“What a gift to have a son.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/what-a-gift-to-have-a-son/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [The main thing I look for in a recipe is taste, which is different from caterers and restaurants, who first ask 'How does it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/the-main-thing-i-look-for-in-a-recipe-is-taste-which-is-different/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [I write in the morning - and then I'm always experimenting and tasting recipes for the books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/i-write-in-the-morning-and-then-i-m-always-experimenting-and-tasting/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [Writing is work and cooking is relaxing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/writing-is-work-and-cooking-is-relaxing/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [“Hunger makes the best sauce,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/hunger-makes-the-best-sauce/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [I like cream cheese in just about anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/i-like-cream-cheese-in-just-about-anything/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [“You can't buy what you want. It all comes as a gift.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/you-can-t-buy-what-you-want-it-all-comes-as-a-gift/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

> [“One down a joyless, undecorated corridor to a long, windowed room that resembled the day room of a hospital. The guard opened the door…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-mott-davidson/one-down-a-joyless-undecorated-corridor-to-a-long-windowed-room-that/)

[Diane Mott Davidson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-mott-davidson/)

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