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"I read one or two other books which gave me a background in mathematics other than logic."

"When I was starting out, I did not do short fiction well, because I kept wanting to write books."

"A bad book with a good cover is nothing but a wooden house with a golden door."

"I always carry lots of stuff with me wherever I roam, always weighted down with books, with cassettes, with pens and paper, just in case I get the urge to sit down somewhere, and oh, I don't know, read something or write my masterpiece."

"I used to get a haircut every Saturday so I would never miss any of the comic books. I had practically no hair when I was a kid!"

"Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read."

"I don't have the feeling that as a very young person I read books that absolutely made their mark on my mind."

"The biggest markets for my books outside the UK are France and Italy, and those are the two countries where I also have the closest personal relationships with my translators - I don't know whether that's a coincidence, or if there's something to be learned from it."

"Some books mirror reality while others are entirely fantasy. My favorite are those that manage to weave both into a world."
Explore more quotes by Rocco DiSpirito

"Be curious, learn and read as much as you can about food. Don't worry about making money. Focus on learning at various venues before you settle down for a steady position."

"I wanted to share my life story and honor my roots. I am very proud of my family and mother."

"I came literally to the table with a wealth of knowledge by simply understanding how food should taste."

"I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score."

"You have to stick out the toughness of the business and form relationships with the people in it."

"Flavor Five is a book with recipes using five ingredients to possibly be cooked in just five minutes. It will be very user-friendly for the home cook on the run."

"In all my work I like to convey the fact that I like cooks, that it's noble toil and that it is hard."

"As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business."
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