“When I'm writing, my neural pathways get blocked. I can't read. I can barely hold a conversation without forgetting words and names. I wish I could wear the same clothes and eat the same food each day.”

“Food is not just what we put in our mouths to fill up it is culture and identity. Reason plays some role in our decisions about food, but it's rarely driving the car.”

“Everyone makes pesto in a food processor. But the texture is better with a mortar and pestle, and it's just as fast.”

“I don't really believe in diets. I love food... If I deprive myself, I'm going to want it more. I snack on yogurt, raw cashews and cherry tomatoes.”

“The world spends $40 billion a year on pet food.”

“I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.”

“Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.”

“My feeling is that labels are for canned food... I am what I am - and I know what I am.”

“Working at the Food Bank with my kids is an eye-opener. The face of hunger isn't the bum on the street drinking Sterno it's the working poor. They don't look any different, they don't behave any differently, they're not really any less educated. They are incredibly less privileged, and that's it.”