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“He proceeds to tell me about blends of curry powders, the benefits of fresh spices, the tamarinds he is now importing in the shell. I am so absorbed I forget the kitchen---and my unfeminine blunders---entirely. He describes the smoky flavor of cumin, the black bitterness of fenugreek seeds, the sweet richness of fresh coconut flesh, the fierce blast of fresh ginger root.”
― Annabel Abbs, Miss Eliza's English Kitchen

“Don’t put people off. Don’t think you can make up the time later.”
― Ronan Hession, Leonard and Hungry Paul

“The core of the problem for women in a profession like law is the very word balance. There is none. Any attempt to convince women that they can and should meet all obligations on all conceivable fronts is misguided. Of course there were no comparable male conferences. i refuse on principle to attend or even participate in a myriad work life balance conferences. I will however gladly speak to a room full of men on how they can adjust their work life balance to accommodate female work loads and success.”
― Marie Henein, Nothing But the Truth

“I want to burden the conscience of the affluent with all the suffering and all the hidden bitter tears”
― Kate Evans