Julia Child

“It’s so beautifully arranged on the plate, you know someone’s fingers have been all over it.”

“I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.”

“I think one of the terrible things today is that people have this deathly fear of food: fear of eggs, say, or fear of butter. Most doctors feel that you can have a little bit of everything.”

“Cooking is one failure after another, and that’s how you finally learn.”

“Everything in moderation, including moderation.”

“Of course I made many boo-boos. At first this broke my heart, but then I came to understand that learning how to fix one’s mistakes, or live with them, was an important part of becoming a cook.”

“I think careful cooking is love, don’t you? The loveliest thing you can cook for someone who’s close to you is about as nice a valentine as you can give.”

“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”