Anne Barone > Quotes

“They say, une femme d’un certain âge. A woman of a certain age. And no one has to be too certain what that age is.”
― Anne Barone, Chic & Slim Armoire Boudoir Cuisine & Savvy: Success Techniques For Wardrobe Relaxation Food & Smart Thinking

“Since food is so easily available in the USA, adopting French habits such as no snacking, eating only at meals, eating only when seated can counter the tendency to instant gratification. Dining”
― Anne Barone, Chic & Slim: How Those Chic French Women Eat All That Rich Food and Still Stay Slim

“As for the croissant, Marie Antoinette brought the recipe when she came from her native Austria to marry King Louis XVI. And she, history claims, added her own spark to the fire of the French Revolution by saying of the populace demanding bread, “Let them eat cake.”
― Anne Barone, Chic & Slim: How Those Chic French Women Eat All That Rich Food and Still Stay Slim

“French women seem less confused, less tired, less aggressive, less angry than American women. She sums them up in one word: happier. Ms.”
― Anne Barone, Chic & Slim: How Those Chic French Women Eat All That Rich Food and Still Stay Slim

“French women seem to see themselves as members of an exclusive sorority La Société des Femmes Françaises. As members, they encourage (pressure actually) each other to be slim and careful about their appearance. Competitive American women sabotage each other’s weight loss efforts. If you don’t believe this, lose five pounds and see what happens. In”
― Anne Barone, Chic & Slim: How Those Chic French Women Eat All That Rich Food and Still Stay Slim

“Even Silence Has an End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle in”
― Anne Barone, Chic & Slim Toujours: Aging Beautifully Like Those Chic French Women