Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir

by Ruth Reichl

Every world has its extraordinary side. It’s just that so few of us know how to find it.

The more stars in your itinerary, the less likely you are to find the real life of another country. I’d forgotten how money becomes a barrier insulating you from ordinary life.

She’d opened the door to the Paris we’d forgotten, reminded us how it felt to be young, hopeful, and open to possibility. Reminded us how exciting it was to abandon security and run toward the life that is waiting.

Luxury is best appreciated in small portions. When it becomes routine it loses its allure.”