Julia Child

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate - you know someone's fingers have been all over it.

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.

Someone may offer you a freshly caught whole large fish, like a salmon or striped bass. Don't panic - take it!

I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics.

As co-chair of the Iraqi Women's Caucus in the House, I've enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with and hear from Iraqi women elected to serve in the new National Assembly.

You have to have really wide reading habits and pay attention to the news and just everything that's going on in the world: you need to. If you get this right, then the writing is a piece of cake.