Jimena RivAlf
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“Success is a marvelous thing, but it can also be dangerous and limiting”
― Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World
― Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World
“I’d heard all this before, but I also knew that this line of argument worked. If you tell people that they’re being attacked for their beliefs, then suddenly they want to defend their beliefs, even if they didn’t really believe them before. It’s pretty amazing, really.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
“That's the curse of the reading class. We can be seduced by a good story even at the most inopportune moments.”
― 11/22/63
― 11/22/63
“Life is like being at the dentist. You always think that the worst is still to come, and yet it is over already.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“We've come to learn that the difference isn't in the quality of the produce, but the cultural history of appreciating cuisine.”
― Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World
― Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All with the Greatest Chef in the World
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