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“The poor morsel of food only whetted desire.” Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
“There is no love sincerer than the love of food.” George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
“Man in his hunger for faith will feed his mind with the nearest and most convenient food.” F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
“If music be the food of love, play on;” William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
“In the highly mechanised countries, thanks to tinned food, cold storage, synthetic flavouring matters, etc., the palate is almost a dead organ.” George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier
“Food is good for the nerves and the spirit. Courage comes from the belly—all else is desperation.” Charles Bukowski, Post Office
“MAYONNAISE, n. One of the sauces which serve the French in place of a state religion.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
“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
“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
“I have been used to consider poetry as the food of love” Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“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
“A human being is primarily a bag for putting food into” George Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier
“He who distinguishes the true savor of his food can never be a glutton; he who does not cannot be otherwise.” Henry David Thoreau, Walden
“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
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own
“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
“Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.” William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
“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!
“I hate people who are not serious about meals. It is so shallow of them.” Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
“Your date is better in your pie and your porridge than in your cheek.” William Shakespeare, All's Well That Ends Well
“the existence of broccoli does not in any way affect the taste of chocolate.” John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
“Cloquet hated reality but realized it was still the only place to get a good steak.” Woody Allen, Side Effects
“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
“Do you know what breakfast cereal is made of? It's made of all those little curly wooden shavings you find in pencil sharpeners!” Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
“I should like to know what well-constituted mind, merely because it is transitory, dislikes roast beef?” William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair
“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
“I don't eat anything with parents.” Jonathan Safran Foer, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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