Quotes about Food
My
two all-time favorite quotation books are Carolyn Warner’s The Words of Extraordinary Women, & Rosalie Maggio’s The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women.
It fascinates & saddens me that
the brilliant bits between these covers seldom appear in most books of
quotations, or internet quotation sites. Here are some food-related quotes from
these two fine resources:
Patricia
Hampl – When we eat / we are like /
everyone else
Ayn
Rand – Ah, there’s nothing like tea in
the afternoon. When the British Empire collapses, historians will find that it
had made but two invaluable contributions to civilization—this tea ritual and
the detective novel.
Erica
Jong – Eating is never so simple as
hunger.
Fran
Lebowitz – Food is an important part of
a balanced diet.
Fran
Lebowitz – Cheese that is required by
law to append the word food to its
title does not go well with red wine or fruit.
Julia
Child – Noodles are not only amusing but
delicious.
Sarah
J. Hale – There is small danger of being
starved in our land of plenty; but the danger of being stuffed is imminent.
Sara
Peretsky – All food starting with a p is comfort food . . . pasta, potato
chips, pretzels, peanut butter, pastrami, pizza, pastry.
Peg
Bracken – Molded salads are best served
in situations where they have little or no competition.
Joan
Gussow – As for butter versus margarine,
I trust cows more than chemists.
Isak
Dinesen – Coffee, according to the women
of Denmark, is to the body what the word of the Lord is to the soul.
Which
quote hits closest to home? Which one coaxes a smile out of you? Please leave a
comment.
My thanks go out to this week’s
sources: The Words of
Extraordinary Women, & The New Beacon Book of Quotations by Women.