Gail Collins
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GAIL CARRIGER GAIL TSUKIYAMA GAIL TSUKIYAMA GAIL TSUKIYAMA I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing t... GAIL SIMMONS I was very, very little - it was the first time I ever cooked on my own, with my mother's superv... GAIL SIMMONS I would not say I'm an aggressive shopper. I want to be; I aspire to be an aggressive shopper. I... GAIL SIMMONS First and foremost, you have to remember that restaurants are businesses and they have to stay in bu... GAIL SIMMONS Dark chocolate, and salt and vinegar chips are my weakness - but not together. GAIL SIMMONS There are few women in America that don't want to lose 5 pounds, but I refuse to let that though... GAIL SIMMONS A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finis... GAIL SIMMONS I spend so much time in Los Angeles and normally stay at a corporate apartment when shooting 'To... GAIL SIMMONS I also have a soft spot for spicy chicken wings. They are always best eaten at dives and sports bars... GAIL SIMMONS Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food... GAIL SIMMONS You don't get second chances in the real world. GAIL SIMMONS I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. Fo... GAIL SIMMONS Patience was not something that came naturally to me, but in cooking it is the quintessential skill. GAIL SIMMONS Balance is key in cooking - you want a little acid, a little sweet, a little savory - the flavors sh... GAIL SIMMONS I'm tempted by everything. My husband makes fun of me because every day it's a new food that... GAIL SIMMONS I am a glutton for a beautiful hotel. I am so easily smitten by high thread counts. GAIL SIMMONS Always wear sunscreen and wash your makeup off at night. GAIL SIMMONS I cannot go to Montreal without going to Beauty's, my favorite place for breakfast, where I have... GAIL SIMMONS It's better to get the nutrients for healthy skin from food, not supplements. Salmon, walnuts, b... GAIL SIMMONS I sit at this really weird crossroads. My job requires me to take in calories. I take care of myself... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY I do tend to overdo everything. GAIL PORTER You can go to the doctor a million times if you're feeling down, and get nowhere, but if you go ... GAIL PORTER I read in the paper that I'd slashed my wrists. But I didn't. GAIL PORTER I read everything and anything. I love books. GAIL PORTER Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato. GAIL PORTER I used to be pretty reckless. When I was a runner for a production company, I drove a massive 16 sea... GAIL PORTER My mum brought me up to think that personal happiness is more important than your family. GAIL PORTER I don't believe in God. GAIL PORTER The more I read about feeding times, sleep times and waking-up times, the more inadequate and misera... GAIL PORTER Every day I do something that freaks me out. GAIL PORTER I know a lot of celebrity types go for Kabbalah and Scientology. But why pay 10 per cent of your ear... GAIL PORTER I have a problem with cleaning. It's my release. I get up at 6 A.M. and clean and hoover and mop... GAIL PORTER I try to cope with everything through humor. GAIL PORTER People say, what is she thinking? I'm thinking: fun; cash; travel. GAIL PORTER Mmm, I love Yoda. I didn't like Jar Jar Binks though, he was all wrong. GAIL PORTER Scotland is the best place in the whole world. GAIL PORTER I do mixed martial arts, mainly kickboxing. GAIL PORTER So long as you've got your friends about you, and a good positive attitude, you don't really... GAIL PORTER GAIL PARENT GAIL PARENT GAIL PARENT I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil... and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to d... GAIL O'GRADY The only reality show that I do tune in for is 'Shark Tank.' GAIL O'GRADY GAIL GODWIN GAIL GODWIN GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS GAIL DEVERS I like to spoof the original Gothic classics, so there is also good dose of comedy in the 'Paras... GAIL CARRIGER As for genre, my adult books are usually filed under science fiction / fantasy, although some stores... GAIL CARRIGER Occasionally, if I am very confident in the establishment, I'll risk an egg salad on Dutch crunc... GAIL CARRIGER My absolute favorite food of all time is alpaca. GAIL CARRIGER I pretty much will do anything for a laugh. GAIL CARRIGER At least half my writing time is spent researching. So for every hour I'm actually clicking on t... GAIL CARRIGER To me, steampunk and urban fantasy are naturally hinged together. And I think that's because I l... GAIL CARRIGER I get really flowery and verbose in my adult books, but I don't think I dumb down my Y.A. It'... GAIL CARRIGER I consider science fiction and fantasy my genre. And I've noticed over the years that there does... GAIL CARRIGER Most of the names in my books have secondary meaning. Sometimes they foreshadow; sometimes they tell... GAIL CARRIGER As a field archeologist, one usually has to specialize in a particular part of the world or specific... GAIL CARRIGER I like certain subgenres within science fiction and fantasy, and one of those is urban fantasy, and ... GAIL CARRIGER I like powerful women, and I gravitate to any point in history when a female has significant power. ... GAIL CARRIGER Laughter is healing and helpful and fun, and I see my role as an entertainer, and I want readers to ... GAIL CARRIGER Smoke machines are the best! GAIL CARRIGER I don't want my writing to be work to read. My main goal is completely shameless entertainment. ... GAIL CARRIGER GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL HAMILTON GAIL TSUKIYAMA GAIL HAMILTON GAIL GODWIN GAIL GODWIN GAIL PARENT GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL DEVERS GAIL GODWIN GAIL PARENT GAIL DEVERS I never really drank coffee in college, but now I'm on my feet all day and out all night and can... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL DEVERS I love The Inn at Palmetto Bluff, an Auberge Property in Bluffton, South Carolina. It's a specta... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY GAIL SHEEHY GAIL KELLY Patience is the secret to good food. GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY Eating a lot is an occupational hazard but it's a pretty great problem to have. I spend a lot of... GAIL SIMMONS GAIL SHEEHY I will not compare myself with others, nor them with me. I will appreciate myself and others for wha... GAIL BLANKE GAIL GODWIN GAIL SHEEHY
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