Rose Quiello Quotations

One of the themes is how is it we cope with trials and tribulations? How do we endure struggles and come out differently? ... The book has been criticized for being messy, and it is messy in many ways, with loose ends and stories that don't tie up neatly. But why do we need to impose expectations?

It is at once both foreign and familiar, ... It is a delicious work; very sensual. You can feel the weather and the smells and the food.

The style will be very interactive, ... I don't like lecturing; I'd rather run a discussion on questions by other people.

Stories matter and need to be heard, ... I ask my students after they've read a book, 'do you feel enlarged? Have you grown from it?' which is the same thing I ask myself. I'm not going to impose anything on anyone; I just want to remind people of the power of storytelling.

Life is messy; it's not linear, it's not logical, and the book reflects that.

My grandmother would croon over every scrap of meat on a sparerib like a medieval relic hunter musing on the knucklebone of a saint.

Food became the antidote for feelings of guilt, sadness, and anger. ... Food is a resolution to controversy; food is rescue. We ate and talked and cried and laughed in the kitchen and ate again. This was about more than just food. It was about our mom making connections the best she could and in the way she knew best across the kitchen table, across time and across sadness.