Don’t be too nice to him,” I teased. “He’ll never leave.

In fact, people who posses not magic at all can instill their home-cooked meals with love and security and health, transforming ingredients and bringing disparate people together as family and friends. There's a reason that when opening one's home to guests, the first thing you do is offer food and drink. Cooking is a kind of everyday magic.

Not pretty exactly, but gleaming with the loveliness of youth.

I work in my pajamas most of the time. No matter what you’re wearing, you can sound businesslike on the phone.

Free’s my favorite price.