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World War II really fascinated me because it's the only time that everybody in this country sat down at the same table, because eating on rations was your patriotic duty.

From Ruth Reichl

I loved writing fiction. I mean, once I found the character, or the characters, and knew who they were and knew their back-stories, it really - I mean, I went into my studio every day, thinking, 'What's gonna happen to Billy today?'

From Ruth Reichl

I don't think I hate any food trends.

From Ruth Reichl

You don't want to give people what they want. Give them something that they didn't know that they wanted.

From Ruth Reichl

I've been to a couple of restaurants in L.A. that were so loud, I left there with a sore throat; you literally could not have a conversation. I think it's very deliberate: There's this idea that somehow it's more fun if there's a roar in the room.

From Ruth Reichl

I meet people, and we can get past small talk pretty quickly if they've read my books. It's a great shortcut.

From Ruth Reichl

I think of fiction as the highest calling. I'm kind of addicted to it. It's the thing that has gotten me through all the hard points in my life.

From Ruth Reichl

What does happen in 'Gourmet,' we had eight test kitchens, and at any given time, there were, like, ten or twelve test cooks. And whenever anybody finished something, they would yell, 'Taste!' and everyone would go running towards it, and then taste, and then brutally deconstruct the dish.

From Ruth Reichl

There is that romanticized idea of what a bookstore can be, what a library can be, what a shop can be. And to me, they are that. These are places that open doors into other worlds if only you're open to them.

From Ruth Reichl

I learned so much in Laos. I learned that fried silkworm larvae are delicious. I learned how to make ant-egg salad.

From Ruth Reichl

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