Ruth Reichl Quotes

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• The strands of spaghetti were vital, almost alive in my mouth, and the olive oil was singing with flavor. It was hard to imagine that…
• A thousand years ago the Chinese had an entirely codified kitchen while the French were still gnawing on bones. Chopsticks have been around since the…
• I had done this. I had pulled my life apart. I would never, ever be safe again.
• When people flatter you constantly it is very tempting to think you deserve it.
• The single most useful ingredient on the planet. In a pinch you can scramble them and call it dinner. But it only takes five eggs,…
• One of the secrets to staying young is to always do things you don't know how to do, to keep learning.
• Life is so endlessly delicious
• ...it was so rich and exotic I was seduced into taking one bite and then another as I tried to chase the flavors back to…
• Anyone who thinks they're too grown up or too sophisticated to eat caramel corn, is not invited to my house for dinner
• Pull up a chair. Take a taste. Come join us. Life is so endlessly delicious.
• ...in the end you are the only one who can make yourself happy. More important, ...it is never too late to find out how to…
• Growing up, I was utterly oblivious to the fact that Mom was teaching me all that. But I was instantly aware of her final lesson,…
• When a person has lived generously and fought fiercely, she deserves more than sadness at the end.
• I felt that I was really living in the moment. I did not know where my life was going, but right now the future did…
• She was a great cook, but she cooked more for herself than for other people, not because she was hungry but because she was comforted…
• Plain fresh bread, its crust shatteringly crisp. Sweet cold butter. There is magic in the way they come together in your mouth to make a…

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