“I don't believe in drip-brewed coffee.”

“That's a peppermill. It allows me to use fresh pepper on the food that I eat without taking up an inordinate amount of desk space.”

“The vines of Sangiovese, from where this wine came, eating just feet from the vines. The ultimate poetry, the ultimate beauty in life.”

“Wine changes as it reacts with air.”

“I don't feel the energy that I am looking for so far.”


“Sauerkraut in its true form, not made with vinegar, is a probiotic. It's a naturally fermented product and it increases the gut flora, that's the intestinal bacteria, the beneficial intestinal bacteria.”

“I want you to understand the beauty of this quality of light.”

“Savor what you're about to put in your mouth.”

“You can trim hair almost anywhere on your body.”

“I prepared my body in various ways. I cleaned it. Shaved it."

“I would love to see the wine list.”

“I'm clean. Very clean.”

“I had the pleasure of visiting La Ciau del Tornavento in the Langhe of Piemonte.”

“I like to cook and I have skills in doing so. I need a kitchen that will allow me to express my creativity adequately.”

“I was trying to avoid synthetic maltodextrin, which is derived from corn.”

“Fat is actually good. Most fat is beneficial in Mediterranean countries.”

“I have never had a sip of American coffee.”

“American restaurants like to chop up the garlic and throw it in and leave it in. It overpowers the produce.”

“I believe that's a private matter.”

“I find with greater life experiences a greater awareness of the outside world and the inside world.”

“You either go with the wave or you struggle fruitlessly against it.”

“I suppose it's awkward to turn my body.”

“You had called these 'jedi braids.' I had always heard them referred to as 'wookie braids.'”

“My underlying flavor profile is chocolate.”

“I find there is a general consistency between the way somebody looks on the outside and the way they are on the inside.”