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"To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment."
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"Poetry is an art that uses words to paint vivid pictures of perceptions and emotions."
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"There is no poetry or song. There is no short or long.There is only you."
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"Music gives strength to the spirit."
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"Be an artist in everything you do."
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"Let us play the flute of love to spread the music of peace, joy and happiness."
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"The artist is an educator of artists of the future who are able to understand and in the process of understanding perform unexpected - the best - evolutions."
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"Art is a relection of the mind and a vision of the heart."
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"Be an artist, see the beauty not only with your eyes but also with your heart."
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"She lives in the poetry she cannot write."
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"Art is the reflection of an imaginative mind."
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"I realized I didn't want to be a photographer. I gave it up, but I still worked that job in the restaurant and I found myself constantly hanging out in the kitchen."
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"I had all kinds of food issues, including health concerns and weight concerns."
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"The restaurant chefs in Spain are breaking ground, but in terms of the everyday cooking in Spain I still hear people coming back and saying they were disappointed. I think it's because they're expecting the chef stuff."
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"You know, this is really a way of cooking. It's not my way. I'm deeply influenced by the Mediterranean way of being. I've spent a lot of time there. And I've sort of translated it; I've tried to make it available to people in this country to whom it might not be familiar."
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"To write a book about improvisation is partly a contradiction in terms. Improvisation is spontaneous. It's in the moment."
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"There are so many things that come into writing a recipe, and it's really important if you're writing for home cooks to be cooking like you are at home."
Home

"So many people think they need to have serious equipment. In the magazines and the media, they see all this stylish stuff, especially on TV, and they think, That's what I need to make it work. You don't. I'm attempting a little bit of liberation here."
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"Salt is a preservative. It really holds flavor. For example, if you chop up some fresh herbs, or even just garlic, the salt will extract the moisture and preserve the flavor."
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"Using lots of fresh foods, fruits and vegetables, helps to keep the menu buoyant - I don't know if that's the right word, but it keeps a balance of freshness and health."
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"A lot of people love the idea of improvising but are terrified of it, so I tried to make a book that was not a chef's book about improvising but a real home cook's book with a real home cook's pantry, supermarket ingredients, that sort of thing."
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