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“Nicole had put on weight. This is the effect which, in three cases out of four, unhappiness has upon women. The process of eating guarantees at least the health of the body.”
“Think before you eat.”
“I want a big breakfast," said Fuchsia at last. "I want a lot to eat, I'm going to think today.”
“Who can live without eating? A farmer is a great hero because he fights for our existence! If anyone deserves a medal of existence in a country, that person should be a farmer!”
“You are what what you eat eats.”
“When engaged in eating, the brain should be the servant of the stomach.”
“To eat well in England you should have breakfast three times a day.”
“To eat is a necessity, but to eat intelligently is an art.”
“Oh, pity the poor gluttonWhose troubles all beginIn struggling on and on to turnWhat's out into what's in.”
“Centuries of secularism have failed to transform eating into something strictly utilitarian. Food is still treated with reverence...To eat is still something more than to maintain bodily functions....”
“Brillat-Savarin, said: Tell me what you eat and Ill tell you who you are. He had it wrong. Its not just what we eat that shows who we are, its what we buy but dont eat that says more about the peop...”
“It may sound crazy, but people like to eat what they are. If they have voracious habits they can't change, they like sweet foods. If they are tight with their money, they prefer to eat bread and ma...”
“Those men ate like food had just been invented”
“Foods are like men: some are good, some are bad, and some are okay only in small doses. But most should be tried at least once.”
“The cakes and pies and casseroles beckoned like gastronomic sirens, and there was no one to lash me to the mast.”
“Modern food may be the most compelling lie humans have ever told.”
“A mere two days without eating and you passed out. It must be tough not being able to photosynthesize.”
“The rise in obesity is the predictable result of the rise in manufactured deliciousness. Everything we add to food just makes us want it more. And no matter how hard we try, we can't make our outsi...”
“The heart of the home beats in the kitchen and a healthy one beats three times a day”
“At first people ate simply because they were alive and because food was tasty. Modern people have come to think that if they do not prepare food with elaborate seasonings, the meal will be tasteles...”
