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“If music be the food of love, play on;” William Shakespeare, “Twelfth Night” - 1623

“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” - 1903

“Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.” William Shakespeare, “Romeo and Juliet” - 1597

“I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.” Oscar Wilde, “The Importance of Being Earnest” - 1895

“Your date is better in your pie and your porridge than in your cheek.” William Shakespeare, “All's Well That Ends Well” - 1623

“Man in his hunger for faith will feed his mind with the nearest and most convenient food.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, “This Side of Paradise” - 1920

“I should like to know what well-constituted mind, merely because it is transitory, dislikes roast beef?” William Makepeace Thackeray, “Vanity Fair” - 1847

“Ay, but hearken, sir; though the chameleon Love can feed on the air, I am one that am nourished by my victuals, and would fain have meat.” William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” - 1623

“They did not know that the quicker a fresh-water fish is on the fire after he is caught the better he is; and they reflected little upon what a sauce open-air sleeping, open-air exercise, bathing, and a large ingredient of hunger make, too.” Mark Twain, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” - 1876

“The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.” Mark Twain, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” - 1876

“the existence of broccoli does not in any way affect the taste of chocolate.” John Green, “The Fault in Our Stars” - 2012

“Well, many's the long night I've dreamed of cheese—toasted, mostly—and woke up again, and here I were.” Robert Louis Stevenson, “Treasure Island” - 1883

“He took the Whos' feast! He took the Who-pudding! He took the roast beast! He cleaned out that icebox as quick as a flash. Why, that Grinch even took their last can of Who-hash!” Dr. Seuss, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” - 1957

“The production of nitrogen for plant food in peace and explosives in war is more and more important.” Calvin Coolidge, “State of the Union Address” - 3 December 1924

“He thought much but said little, unless it was to call loudly for men to bring him fire and food.” J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit” - 1937

“Cloquet hated reality but realized it was still the only place to get a good steak.” Woody Allen, “Side Effects” - 1980

“But I am bound to state, as you were remarking, Jane, that he is excellent company, and he has one of the best cooks in London, and after a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relations.” Oscar Wilde, “A Woman of No Importance” - 1893

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit” - 1937

“I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love” Jane Austen, “Pride and Prejudice” - 28 January 1813

“MAYONNAISE, n. One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.” Ambrose Bierce, “The Devil's Dictionary” - 1906

“Food is good for the nerves and the spirit. Courage comes from the belly—all else is desperation.” Charles Bukowski, “Post Office” - 1971

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