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I think we all live in a world that is so fast-paced, it's threatening and absolutely saturated with change and novelty and insecurity. Therefore, the ritual of cooking and feeding my family and friends, whoever drops in, is what makes me feel that I'm in a universe that is contained.

Nigella Lawson

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Nigella Lawson
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: January 6
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