In the summer you want fresh, light and sort of quick things; in winter you want things that are comforting, so your body really tells you you want to go towards potatoes, apples, fennel, things that are warm and comforting. And loin of pork.
Acceptance is not love. You love a person because he or she has lovable traits, but you accept everybody just because they're alive and human.
If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land.