Even the coeur flottant merveilleux aux fraises, presented with a great flourish, made little impression, for it was no more than what may happen to the simple, honest dish of strawberries and cream once it falls into the hands of a Frenchman.

~ Dr. Watson in “Sherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg Tiara” by Alan Vanneman (2004)

A little bad taste is like a nice dash of paprika.

— Dorothy Parker

I hate housework! You make the beds, you do the dishes and six months later you have to start all over again. —  Joan Rivers

The best way to execute French cooking is to get good and loaded and whack the hell out of a chicken. Bon appétit. — Julia Child

I’m not going to vacuum until Sears makes one you can ride on.  ~Roseanne Barr