The Almanac is farm horoscopes

The Almanac is redneck astrology

A Book is humanity in print.

The Book is a uniquely portable magic.

A Book is the corpse of an idea.

A Book is a load of crap.

The Cookbook is, of all books, the one that has done the most good for humanity, and the most harm.

The Cookbook is, no matter how good, no substitute for the poorest of dinners.

The Cookbook is the biggest seller among books, followed by diet books, which teach you how not to eat what you've just learned how to cook.

A Cookbook is not a book of expenses, but a book of recipes.