“I love that after a day when nothing is sure, and when I say 'nothing' I mean nothing, you can come home and absolutely know that if you add egg yolks to chocolate and sugar and milk, it will get thick. It's such a comfort.” IfsKnowsMeanHomeComfortAddEggsChocolateComing HomeMilkSugarThick Author:Julie Powell
“People want to care about people. People look after each other, given the chance. ... I believe just believing in goodness generates a tiny bit of the stuff, so that being so foolish as to believe in our better natures, if just for a day, we actually contribute to the sum total of generosity in the universe.” PeopleIfsWantBelieveLooksCareUniverseGivenI BelieveStuffBitsChanceGoodnessFoolishTinyGenerosity Author:Julie Powell
“If there's a sexier sound on this planet than the person you're in love with cooing over the crepes you made for him, I don't know what it is.” IfsKnowsPersonsMadeSoundFoodPlanetsCrepes Author:Julie Powell
“Sometimes, if you want to be happy, you've got to run away to Bath and marry a punk rocker. Sometimes you've got to dye your hair cobalt blue, or wander remote islands in Sicily, or cook your way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking in a year, for no very good reason.” IfsWayWantYearsArtSometimesReasonRunningHairBlueCookingVery GoodWanderCooksIslandsRunning AwayPunkBathsPunk RockWant To Be HappyRockersFrench CookingCobalt Author:Julie Powell
“Physically it's exhausting to cook every night. Existentially speaking, I have so much more energy having that time to myself in this project, this gift to myself at the end of the day. Even if it didn't go smoothly, it was still a gift.” IfsStillsEndsNightEnergyProjectsCooksThe End Of The DayEvery NightExhausting Author:Julie Powell
