“In the winter of 2012, as my fiftieth birthday approached, I began to ...” — Kate Christensen Quote

“In the winter of 2012, as my fiftieth birthday approached, I began to write what turned into my autobiography, a look at my own life through the lens of food.”

“For writers and artists, it's always a balancing act between wanting to be the center of attention and wanting to be invisible and watch what's going on.”

“Characters who don't suffer have no interest to me.”

“Prince Philip had formally 'retired' in the summer of 2017, a couple of months after his 96th birthday, because the Queen encouraged him to do so. She wanted to stop him 'pushing himself all the time'. She had become anxious about him.”

“I had a happy childhood in the suburbs of L.A. My parents instilled in us an appreciation of history, art and, most important, Motown. Jarron and I weren't allowed to listen to rap until we were 12. After our birthday I dashed to Target and bought DJ Quik's album 'Quik Is the Name.' I memorized every line.”