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title: "11 Dinner Day Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [Dinner is to a day what dessert is to dinner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-dorris/dinner-is-to-a-day-what-dessert-is-to-dinner/)

[Michael Dorris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-dorris/)

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> [I could just have chips and salsa for dinner every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-hamm/i-could-just-have-chips-and-salsa-for-dinner-every-day/)

[Mia Hamm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-hamm/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0b/mia-hamm-8828_chips_i-could-just-have-chips-and-salsa-for-di_1689230.jpg)

> [Give me oysters and beer, for dinner every day of the year, and I'll be fine...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-buffett/give-me-oysters-and-beer-for-dinner-every-day-of-the-year-and-i-ll-be/)

[Jimmy Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-buffett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/59d/jimmy-buffett-1774_beer_give-me-oysters-and-beer-for-dinner-ever_110648.jpg)

> [I would rather read poetry than eat my dinner any day. It has been so all my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-e-richards/i-would-rather-read-poetry-than-eat-my-dinner-any-day-it-has-been-so/)

[Laura E. Richards](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-e-richards/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/laura-e-richards-39353_dinner_i-would-rather-read-poetry-than-eat-my-d_1557483.jpg)

> [“How does someone find out between lunch and dinner one day that they aren't who they thought they were?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-f-wright/how-does-someone-find-out-between-lunch-and-dinner-one-day-that-they/)

[Jason F. Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-f-wright/)

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> [“I had a friend whose family had dinner together every day. The mother would tuck you in at night and make breakfast…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/moon-unit-zappa/i-had-a-friend-whose-family-had-dinner-together-every-day-the-mother/)

[Moon Unit Zappa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/moon-unit-zappa/)

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> [When I get up in the morning, I have to decide what I'm going to have for dinner or I can't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-king/when-i-get-up-in-the-morning-i-have-to-decide-what-i-m-going-to-have/)

[Alan King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-king/)

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> [Mostly though, they waited. For the mail. For the news. For the bells. For breakfast and lunch and dinner. For one day…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-otsuka/mostly-though-they-waited-for-the-mail-for-the-news-for-the-bells-for/)

[Julie Otsuka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-otsuka/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/976/julie-otsuka-13846_bells_mostly-though-they-waited-for-the-mail-f_2631646.jpg)

> [I have a full Tuscan lunch and dinner every day in my home; my husband's a fantastic chef.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/debi-mazar/i-have-a-full-tuscan-lunch-and-dinner-every-day-in-my-home-my-husband/)

[Debi Mazar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/debi-mazar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/debi-mazar-7877_chef_i-have-a-full-tuscan-lunch-and-dinner-ev_1624148.jpg)

> [Thank u for inviting us To your Thanks giving dinner. A day spent in your company Is invariably a winner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/azgraybebly-joslan/thank-u-for-inviting-us-to-your-thanks-giving-dinner-a-day-spent-in/)

[Azgraybebly Joslan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/azgraybebly-joslan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bad/azgraybebly-joslan-653_business_thank-u-for-inviting-us-to-your-thanks-g_2599872.jpg)

> [The idea of having dinner together every day with your family removes the pressure from trying to explain everything. You tell us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-batali/the-idea-of-having-dinner-together-every-day-with-your-family-removes/)

[Mario Batali](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-batali/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/mario-batali-4002_every-day_the-idea-of-having-dinner-together-every_1483361.jpg)

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