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> [“Most people who have had a rough background will admit there’s something unsettling about finding happiness after difficulty – that even after we unwrap this gift, we don’t know how to stop searching, rummaging, pilfering for something else. We walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/most-people-who-have-had-a-rough-background-will-admit-there-s/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

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## More by Sasha Martin

> [“The easy truth is as much a lie as any.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/the-easy-truth-is-as-much-a-lie-as-any/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“There are mysteries buried in the recesses of every kitchen – every crumb kicked under the floorboard is a hidden memory. But some kitchens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/there-are-mysteries-buried-in-the-recesses-of-every-kitchen-every/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“As I stand there, staring absently at the stirring pot on the wall, I remember Greg’s words all those years ago: No one could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/as-i-stand-there-staring-absently-at-the-stirring-pot-on-the-wall-i/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“Everything depends on the moment the spice hits the pan: whether it sizzles with mouthwatering fragrance or turns to ash. Once, I thought happiness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/everything-depends-on-the-moment-the-spice-hits-the-pan-whether-it/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“I don’t think the homesickness of a perpetual wanderer can ever be quenched.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/i-don-t-think-the-homesickness-of-a-perpetual-wanderer-can-ever-be/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“There’s no such thing as half family.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/there-s-no-such-thing-as-half-family/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“But I wanted to cook. I needed to cook. Mom had raised me with the implicit understanding that cooking is the answer to all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/but-i-wanted-to-cook-i-needed-to-cook-mom-had-raised-me-with-the/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“Most people who have had a rough background will admit there’s something unsettling about finding happiness after difficulty – that even after we unwrap…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/most-people-who-have-had-a-rough-background-will-admit-there-s/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“There are many dreams in a lifetime – dreams that flourish or flounder for reasons much more complex than can be pinned down to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/there-are-many-dreams-in-a-lifetime-dreams-that-flourish-or-flounder/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“Over the years, the kitchens I grew up in and around continued to draw me in, like a moth to a flame, as though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/over-the-years-the-kitchens-i-grew-up-in-and-around-continued-to-draw/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“And like a grieving spouse who sleeps in the shirt of a lost loved one, I thought that by cooking – handling ingredients again,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/and-like-a-grieving-spouse-who-sleeps-in-the-shirt-of-a-lost-loved/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“In those days food was never just sustenance; the very act of cooking knit our disparate lives together.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/in-those-days-food-was-never-just-sustenance-the-very-act-of-cooking/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“You need a name for every stage of your life. Butterflies don’t go by ‘caterpillar’ forever.And they certainly don’t go by ‘pupa’ one second…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/you-need-a-name-for-every-stage-of-your-life-butterflies-don-t-go-by/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“A name alone cannot keep a heritage alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/a-name-alone-cannot-keep-a-heritage-alive/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

> [“The contortions of the gargoyles were the only therapy we had.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-martin/the-contortions-of-the-gargoyles-were-the-only-therapy-we-had/)

[Sasha Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-martin/)

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