Cooking Quote by Leo Rosten

If you've attended the Cordon Bleu, you would know that no woman is supposed to be a chef - only men.

— Sandra Lee

Noir is where the clarity of moral divisions break down, the black and whites turn into grays.

— Elliott Colla

“Don't make a career out of underestimating me." — Claire de Haven”

— James Ellroy

“One of the two owners, the man who had been sitting in the front room, was stretched out in there asleep, stockinged-toes pointed at…

— Cornell Woolrich

“Susan had decided to sit by the pool at the hotel with a copy of a book by Alice Miller called The Drama of…

— Robert B. Parker

I think the great unspoken theme in noir fiction is male self-pity. It pervades noir movies.

— James Ellroy

“I ripped all her clothes off. She twisted and turned, slow, so they would slip out from under her. Then she closed her eyes…

— James M. Cain

I am grateful for what I call well-spent moments: Making a tuna fish sandwich with the works. Taking at least a half hour to…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

I grew up on film noir.

— Lynne Ramsay

“And Quirk’s a captain now,” he said. “Captain Quirk?” The motorcycle cop grinned. “Captain Quirk,” he said.”

— Robert B. Parker

“Sandy’s face was very close to mine in the crowded room. She had a wide mouth and a lot of teeth. She had turned…

— Robert B. Parker

“Home? What is home? Home is where a house is that you come back to when the rainy season is about to begin, to…

— Cornell Woolrich