Rose Quiello
Rose Quiello
discussion questions rather run style
The style will be very interactive, ... I don't like lecturing; I'd rather run a discussion on questions by other people.
book cope criticized ends endure impose loose messy stories struggles themes tie trials
One of the themes is how is it we cope with trials and tribulations? How do we endure struggles and come out differently? ... The book has been criticized for being messy, and it is messy in many ways, with loose ends and stories that don't tie up neatly. But why do we need to impose expectations?
ask grown impose matter people power remind stories students
Stories matter and need to be heard, ... I ask my students after they've read a book, 'do you feel enlarged? Have you grown from it?' which is the same thing I ask myself. I'm not going to impose anything on anyone; I just want to remind people of the power of storytelling.
both delicious foreign smells weather
It is at once both foreign and familiar, ... It is a delicious work; very sensual. You can feel the weather and the smells and the food.
book life-is logical
Life is messy; it's not linear, it's not logical, and the book reflects that.
grandmother hunters saint
My grandmother would croon over every scrap of meat on a sparerib like a medieval relic hunter musing on the knucklebone of a saint.
family mom food
Food became the antidote for feelings of guilt, sadness, and anger. ... Food is a resolution to controversy; food is rescue. We ate and talked and cried and laughed in the kitchen and ate again. This was about more than just food. It was about our mom making connections the best she could and in the way she knew best across the kitchen table, across time and across sadness.