“I like to cook; it is, for me, a happy combination of mindlessness and...” — Paula Fox Quote

“I like to cook; it is, for me, a happy combination of mindlessness and purpose.”

“I taught writing classes at the University of Pennsylvania for a number of years and I realized that all you can do is encourage people and give them assignments and hope they will write them.”

“In my early twenties, that's when I really began to write. Before that, I was too busy working, keeping myself going.”

“If you want to become a mother, you can. I promise. It may not happen the way you think, but it's possible. It just takes a combination of a little planning and a lot of living your life.”

“It was a combination of an intense interest in children's literature, which I've always had, and the feeling that I'd just have a go and see if I could do it.”

“I knew before going into the studio that I wanted to make a Western record, featuring a combination of traditional Western folk and cowboy songs and some tunes that I had written that were heavily influenced by that kind of music.”