Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.

Quality ingredients are the foundation of great baking; never compromise on them.

Language is the only homeland that never exiles you.

There is no history except as it is composed.