Remember, 'No one's more important than people'! In other words, friendship is the most important thing--not career or housework, or one's fatigue--and it needs to be tended and nurtured.

I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.

Good french cooking cannot be produced by a zombie cook.

If variety is the spice of life, then my life must be one of the spiciest you ever heard of. A curry of a life. -Paul Child

...The more I learned the more I realized how very much one has to know before one is in-the-know at all.

I discovered that when one follows the artist's eye one sees unexpected treasures in so many seemingly ordinary scenes.

In France, Paul explained, good cooking was regarded as a combination of national sport and high art, and wine was always served with lunch and dinner. "The trick is moderation, " he said.

He who lives without folly is not as wise as he may think.

Cakes are healthy too, you just eat a small slice.

I think that economic patriotism is the very foundation of a European vision.

The relationship between a Russian and a bottle of vodka is almost mystical.

To most people, the sky is the limit. To those who love aviation, the sky is home.

One of my groupies gave me a film that they made, and it ended up being amazing, so I got it shown at South by Southwest. If I can help get their stuff out there, then great.

It costs a lot of money to be rich.

Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" I asked. "It only works on wild animals." "So it would only affect Percy," Annabeth reasoned. "Hey!" I protested.

I acknowledge that I have no idea who the hell I am, and I think that's the first step.

This will wreck you! Today, treat everyone you meet as if they're going to be dead by midnight. extend all the kindness and understanding you can, and do it with no thought of any reward.