You Cannot Truly Say You Live Well

I Wasn't Good With Authority, Went To Lots Of Schools, Didn't Like The Fact That There Was No Autonomy.

Some People Did Take The Domestic Goddess Title Literally Rather Than Ironically. It Was About The Pleasures Of Feeling Like One Rather Than Actually Being One.

Cooking Is Actually Quite Aggressive And Controlling And Sometimes, Yes, There Is An Element Of Force-feeding Going On.

Everyone Wants To Be Young, Beautiful And Rich. I Don't Say That Scornfully: There Are Worse Things To Want To Be. But That's Why, For Example, People Don't Begrudge Kate Moss How Much She Earns For A Day's Work But Will Fulminate Over The Take-home Pay Of Some Fat, Old Water Board Exec.

It's True That I Wouldn't Have Written The First Book Had My Sister And Mother Been Alive. It Was My Way Of Continuing Our Conversation. It's Also This Jewish Thing Of Naming And Remembering People, And I Think There Is A Sense Of Keeping That Side Of Life Going.