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HEALTH
The appearance of...
The appearance of a single great genius is more than equivalent to the birth of a hundred...
The ignorant man...
The ignorant man always adores what he cannot understand.
Source: The Man of...
Klopstock was questioned...
Klopstock was questioned regarding the meaning of a passage in his poem. He replied, God and I both knew what it meant...
Good sense travels...
Good sense travels on the well-worn paths; genius, never. And that is why the crowd, not altogether without reason, is...
Unfortunately, goodness and...
Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of...
When a man...
When a man is small, he loves and hates food with a ferocity which soon dims. But at six years old his very bowels...
When I write...
When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for it, and warmth and the love of it . . . and...
For anyone addicted...
For anyone addicted to reading commonplace books . . . finding a good new one is much like enduring a familiar...
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. . . gastronomical perfection can be reached in these combinations: one person dining alone, usually upon a couch or...
Central heating, French...
Central heating, French rubber goods, and cookbooks are three amazing proofs of man's ingenuity in transforming...
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. . . word-sniffing . . . is an addiction, like glue -- or snow -- sniffing in a somewhat less destructive way,...
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. . . most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak.
Salad is roughage...
Salad is roughage and a French idea.
Source: Quoting her own grandmother in 'Once...
There are many...
There are many of us who cannot but feel dismal about the future of various cultures. Often it is hard not to agree...
People ask me:...
People ask me: Why do you write about food, and eating, and drinking? Why don't you write about the struggle for power...
In America we...
In America we eat, collectively, with a glum urge for food to fill us. We are ignorant of flavour. We are as a nation...
Probably one of...
Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken.
Wine and cheese...
Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures ....
Dictionaries are always...
Dictionaries are always fun, but not always reassuring.
Source: Dubious Honors,...
Sharing food with...
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in...