I got a lot of flack when the book came out, from people who thought the subject was silly.

A mutt is couture -- it's the only one like it in the world, made especially for you.

I saw it. I thought it was silly.

Noncooks think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment; but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet.

People who say this is a 'take it or leave it' document, that there's a Monday deadline -- that's all silly nonsense.

Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way