1.
I'm always astonished to see how badly people can behave when they think no one is noticing.
Diane Mott Davidson
2.
When I started to write culinary mysteries, I did it because nobody was doing it anymore.
Diane Mott Davidson
3.
In a mystery, the sleuth must be believably involved and emotionally invested in solving the crime.
Diane Mott Davidson
4.
I like cream cheese in just about anything.
Diane Mott Davidson
5.
After I outlined 'Catering to Nobody,' I went and worked for a caterer. And the other thing I had to do was to talk to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department about how they investigated a crime.
Diane Mott Davidson
6.
I wanted to be a literary writer, so I wrote story after story and sent them to 'The New Yorker.'
Diane Mott Davidson
7.
One thing that improved my cooking skills was being a poor student in California... If you don't have much money, you have to learn to cook.
Diane Mott Davidson
8.
What one's goal should be is just to become a better writer and to tell different kinds of stories.
Diane Mott Davidson
9.
I told the caterer I'd work for nothing if he'd teach me about catering. I lasted one week full-time. It was exhausting.
Diane Mott Davidson
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Catering is extremely demanding financially and physically. It's a business.
Diane Mott Davidson
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Writing is work and cooking is relaxing.
Diane Mott Davidson