"The roots of creativity of cooking are..." - Quote by Anthony Bourdain

“In college, I think I probably positioned myself as an aspiring writer, meaning I dressed sort of extravagantly and adopted all the semi-Byronic affectations, as if I were writing, although I wasn't actually doing any writing.”

“Few things are more beautiful to me than a bunch of thuggish, heavily tattooed line cooks moving around each other like ballerinas on a busy Saturday night. Seeing two guys who'd just as soon cut each other's throats in their off hours moving in unison with grace and ease can be as uplifting as any chemical stimulant or organized religion.”

“As you move through this life...you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you.”

“My mother is such a lousy cook that Thanksgiving at her house is a time of sorrow.”

“My wife is such a bad cook, if we leave dental floss in the kitchen the roaches hang themselves.”

“My mother was the worst cook ever. In school, when we traded lunches, I had to throw in an article of clothing.”

“The poet's habit of living should be set on a key so low that the common influences should delight him.”

“The union of the mathematician with the poet, fervor with measure, passion with correctness, this surely is the ideal.”

“Because I cannot sleep I make music at night.”