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Delia Quotes & Sayings

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The journey of prayer is nothing more or less than a gradual awakening to the reality of recognizing what is already there. — Delia Smith

If I was a Mayor, I would sort the traffic out and that includes public transport. The traffic jams really get on my nerves. — Delia Smith

You are a long trail through the woods," she said. "And in the woods people prefer a shortcut." Our — Delia Ephron

Hopefully people will be inspired to cook. It's my mission to persuade people not to be afraid of cooking. — Delia Smith

Memories are fallible and a timer can save a lot of hard work from going out of the window. — Delia Smith

A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight. — Delia Smith

On the subject of spinach: divide into little piles. Rearrange again into new piles. After five of six maneuvers, sit back and say you are full. — Delia Ephron

I would figure out, later, how to explain to my boss that, for me, Delia will never be a story, but a happy ending. — Jodi Picoult

I think Antony Worrall Thompson is dreadful, just repulsive. — Delia Smith

God, secrets could simply do you in. — Delia Ephron

He looked the way I felt around Delia: as if a second sun was growing underneath my breastbone, a secret I could barely conceal. — Jodi Picoult

I knew her well enough to understand that when Delia pushed you away, it was her way of making sure she didn't get shoved first. — Jodi Picoult

His mama beat him with an ugly stick so hard, it gone straight on till his soul. — Delia Sherman

Everyone thinks when they start writing that they can't do it. I was lucky. My sister Delia was the most important person in terms of encouraging me. — Hallie Ephron

Some things are meant to be broken. Imperfect. Chaotic. — Sarah Dessen

Shit," Delia said. "I mean, shoot. No, actually, I mean shit. I really do. — Sarah Dessen

He's like a cookie; rough around the edges, soft on the inside. He's such a surprising guy. — Delia Delaney

Please God, I'm begging you — Sarah Dessen

As complicated as joint custody is, it allows the delicious contradiction of having children and maintaining the intimacy of life-before-kid s. — Delia Ephron

When I was in elementary school, I was a big fan of the zip-off pants that could be turned into shorts. The Delia's catalog used to be my bible. — Hayley Williams

I found in my whole career the best thing that can happen to you is that you hear what people want. — Delia Smith

Delia was an overbearing cake with condescending frosting, and frankly, I was on a diet. — Maggie Stiefvater

A message to the best football supporters in the world. We need a 12th man here. Where are you? Where are you? Let's be having you. Come on! — Delia Smith

Someone will always tell you what you want to hear. — Delia Ephron

Who cared that he couldn't spell? She was a good-enough speller for both of them. With luck, their children would take after her. — Delia Ephron

It consists entirely of people who are not related by blood, many of whom can't stand each other. — Delia Ephron

One quarter of what you buy will turn out to be mistakes. — Delia Ephron

Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars. — Delia Sherman

Maybe the truth can't be buried. Or maybe it can't stay buried. Maybe the very nature of truth is that it will ultimately reveal itself. — Delia Ephron

Preparing for the worst is an activity I have taken up since I turned thirty-five, and the worst actually began to happen. — Delia Ephron

The chemicals in the dishwashing process tend not to be good for saucepans. — Delia Smith

But quite honestly I can't help being a passionate football supporter. If that's my sin, I'm guilty. — Delia Smith

I rubbed my face to keep from smiling, but something inside me eased. Dachshunds have that effect. "Merowp, — Delia James

Delia's arms were inscribed with a grid of self- inflicted wounds, an intricate text of self-loathing — Jay McInerney

One cannot overstate the potential for hysteria on a movie set. Everyone always acts as if making the movie is as important as eradicating malaria. — Delia Ephron

I have always read all the latest cookery books and magazines, from all over the world. — Delia Smith

I sometimes think the chef end of cooking is not the real end of cooking. Cooking is all about homes and gardens, it doesn't happen in restaurants. — Delia Smith

A hen's egg is, quite simply, a work of art, a masterpiece of design and construction with, it has to be said, brilliant packaging! — Delia Smith

I do believe you can be attracted by somebody at first sight. We have all done it. — Delia Smith

I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns. — Delia Sherman

I've always loved stories of animals and birds that can appear to be human, just by taking off their skins or their feathers. — Delia Sherman

A man doesn't recognize his own wife. Because she's happy. — Delia Ephron

I heard her surprise and then the sigh as we began the rhythm of connection and self-absorption, the miracle of sex. — Delia Ephron

Wanting to be liked can get in the way of truth. — Delia Ephron

Writing is how I understand everything that happens. Writing is the only way I know to move on. — Delia Ephron

The Bible says love your neighbor, not have nasty diarrhea of the mouth about your neighbor. — Delia Steele

People care about what newspapers tell them to care about. — Delia Parr

It's not because I don't want to hurt Delia's feelings. It's because when she is bruised, I'm the one who aches. — Jodi Picoult

Silver lining; if we die, I won't have to take the SATs in January — Delia Winters

The real love for somebody comes from getting to know them very well. — Delia Smith

Delia Smith needs to realise that when Nigella flirts with the camera she comes across as a slut. When Delia does it she comes across as an old slut. — Robert Clark

Good kitchen equipment is expensive, but most items last a lifetime and will pay for themselves over and over again. — Delia Smith

Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive. — Delia Sherman

Food is for eating, and good food is to be enjoyed ... I think food is, actually, very beautiful in itself. — Delia Smith

What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way? — Delia Sherman

Every time I complete a major project I reward myself with two full days of just reading and coffee! I do justify that it is my work! — Delia J. Colvin

In Los Angeles, by the time you're 35, you're older than most of the buildings. — Delia Ephron

In our house, some of our favourite recipes just happen to be vegetarian, but I still enjoy meat and I believe very much in meat. — Delia Smith

For me, having it all - if one wants to define it at all - is the magical time when what you want and what you have match up. — Delia Ephron

Remember, it's very simple to have an oven tested professionally, and it only takes about five minutes. — Delia Smith

The thing I can't resist is a pork pie. That's my idea of a lovely treat. — Delia Smith

Heart: Because you're hurt. Because even though I'm broken, I still exist. — Delia Foster

If you are a stepparent, rush right out and get yourself a dog. Because it's very nice to have someone in the house that loves you. — Delia Ephron

Why didn't you tell me?" Delia says, stung.
"Why don't any of us tell you anything?" I respond. "We love you. — Jodi Picoult

If you think about something else hard enough, you can mostly control your feelings. — Delia Ephron

I've never done any advertising because I feel I am in a position of trust, and that has been very liberating — Delia Smith

Getting into the habit of switching a timer on will, I promise, save you from any number of kitchen disasters. — Delia Smith

In the family I grew up in, being called boring was like being called an ax murderer. — Delia Ephron

I don't get insomnia, but I do get the odd night when I can't unwind. — Delia Smith

I will not allow a Delia Smith cookbook in my house! It's all so precise with Delia, and it makes cooking seem so inaccessible. — Theresa May

Am I being too critical? That's what happens when you feel shitty about yourself. You turn into a bitch. — Delia Ephron

I'm planning to give up worrying. I want to, but I'm worried I won't be able to. — Delia Ephron

Football is becoming all about money. I would like to be in a lift with Gordon Brown and say, 'Please do something about football.' — Delia Smith

Mam said I was growing up. I felt that I was dying. — Delia Sherman

New Yorkers are born all over the country, and then they come to New York City and it hits them: Oh, that's who I am. — Delia Ephron

There is madness in every single being, is there not? — Delia Winters