“After owning a pool, I think the best way to enjoy the water is to have a friend who has a pool.” ThinkingWayEnjoyWaterBest WayPool Author:Frances Mayes
“Living in a small Italian hilltown, and having lived in a small town in south Georgia, I understand that you can recognize a family gene pool by the lift of an eyebrow, or the length of a neck, or a way of walking.” WayWalkingTownsSouthLiftsNecksLengthItalianPoolGenesSmall TownEyebrowsGeorgia Author:Frances Mayes
“Going to Europe as a budding cook opened my eyes to food in a different way. When I got to Italy, the first thing I did was put my little basil plants in the ground and watch them turn into big, healthy bushes.” WayFirstsLittlesDifferentBigsEyeTurnsWatchesHealthyEuropePlantCooksDifferent WaysBasil Author:Frances Mayes
“I'm just fascinated by houses. In another life, I'd have probably trained as an architect. If I had enough money, I'd collect them like other people collect teapots. I don't know why I love them so much. I'm just very interested in the idea of a house as a metaphor for the way one lives.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayIdeasEnoughHouseMetaphorFascinatedArchitectHad EnoughAnother LifeTeapots Author:Frances Mayes
“I got the idea that to write books would be the best way to spend a life. I never thought of anything else that seemed like half as much fun, although in my next life I would like to be an architect, too, so I can have an easier time restoring houses.” WayWritingI CanBookIdeasWould BeNextHouseFunHalfEasierBest WayBeing The BestArchitectRestoringNext LifeEasier Times Author:Frances Mayes
“I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.” WayFeltBornGrewGrew UpMy FamilyTownsSouthSpotsRanRootedGrandfatherMy GrandfatherGeorgiaMayorsCottonMills Author:Frances Mayes
“There is no technique, there is just the way to do it. Now, are we going to measure or are we going to cook?” WayTechniqueCooks Author:Frances Mayes
“Any arbitrary turning along the way and I would be elsewhere; I would be different.” WayDifferentWould BeElsewhereArbitrary Author:Frances Mayes
“Like fanning through a deck of cards, my mind flashes on the thousand chances, trivial to profound, that converged to re-create this place. Any arbitrary turning along the way and I would be elsewhere; I would be different. Where did the expression "a place in the sun" first come from? My rational thought process cling always to the idea of free will, random event; my blood, however, streams easily along a current of fate.” WayMindFirstsIdeasDifferentWould BeProcessChanceSunFateBloodEventsExpressionThousandProfoundCurrentsRationalCardsStreamsFree WillElsewhereFlashArbitraryDeckThought ProcessRational ThoughtDeck Of CardsRandom Events Author:Frances Mayes
“Never lose your childish enthusiasm and things will come your way.” WayLosesEnthusiasmYour Children Author:Frances Mayes
