My, I get so depressed after a poor meal; that's why I can never stay in England for more than a week. - Julia Child

You never forget a beautiful thing that you have made,' [Chef Bugnard] said. 'Even after you eat it, it stays with you - always.

I suddenly discovered that cooking was a rich and layered and endlessly fascinating subject. The best way to describe it is to say that I fell in love with French food- the tastes, the processes, the history, the endless variations, the rigorous discipline, the creativity, the wonderful people, the equipment, the rituals.

Illegitemus non carborundum est (“Don’t let the bastards grind you down”).