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title: "9 Dumpling Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Dumpling quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Dumpling sayings and thoughts."
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> [Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/japanese-proverb/luck-is-like-having-a-rice-dumpling-fly-into-your-mouth/)

[Japanese Proverb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/japanese-proverb/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0b/japanese-proverb-20445_luck_luck-is-like-having-a-rice-dumpling-fly_2204138.jpg)

> [On any given day, I want to know which restaurant near me is serving knoephla or chicken dumpling soup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/molly-yeh/on-any-given-day-i-want-to-know-which-restaurant-near-me-is-serving/)

[Molly Yeh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/molly-yeh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/481/molly-yeh-17853_chicken_on-any-given-day-i-want-to-know-which-re_1364401.jpg)

> [The dumpling is indeed of more ancient institution, and of foreign origin; but alas, what were those dumplings? Nothing but a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arbuthnot/the-dumpling-is-indeed-of-more-ancient-institution-and-of-foreign/)

[John Arbuthnot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arbuthnot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b0/john-arbuthnot-18374_alas_the-dumpling-is-indeed-of-more-ancient-i_70750.png)

> [“Dearest dumpling, one day your imagination is going to get you into trouble," whispered his mother. He would never do that," Pecorino…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-madison/dearest-dumpling-one-day-your-imagination-is-going-to-get-you-into/)

[Alan Madison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-madison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d7/alan-madison-217088_best-friend_dearest-dumpling-one-day-your-imaginatio_260636.jpg)

> [“Dumpling.' She'd heard a man at the post office refer to his wife as 'his little petunia'. Whatever possessed people to assign…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mona-hodgson/dumpling-she-d-heard-a-man-at-the-post-office-refer-to-his-wife-as/)

[Mona Hodgson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mona-hodgson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/755/mona-hodgson-52070_petunia_dumpling-she-d-heard-a-man-at-the-post-o_3002110.jpg)

> [“Luck is like having a rice dumpling fly into your mouth." - If a rice dumpling magically flew into my mouth, I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-tiding/luck-is-like-having-a-rice-dumpling-fly-into-your-mouth-if-a-rice/)

[Tom Tiding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-tiding/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/tom-tiding-103137_quote_luck-is-like-having-a-rice-dumpling-fly_831550.jpg)

> [I don't discriminate when it comes to dumplings. Give me a generous plate of pretty much anything wrapped in a starchy, doughy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-saffitz/i-don-t-discriminate-when-it-comes-to-dumplings-give-me-a-generous/)

[Claire Saffitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-saffitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/069/claire-saffitz-6148_anything_i-don-t-discriminate-when-it-comes-to-du_1009742.jpg)

> [The dumpling-eaters are a race sprung partly from the old Epicurean and partly from the Peripatetic Sect; they were first brought into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-arbuthnot/the-dumpling-eaters-are-a-race-sprung-partly-from-the-old-epicurean/)

[John Arbuthnot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-arbuthnot/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/john-arbuthnot-18374_britain_the-dumpling-eaters-are-a-race-sprung-pa_1411572.png)

> [Chinese dumpling and noodle trainspotters know that the best versions usually come from obscure hole-in-the-wall joints where personal space and flattering lighting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-leong/chinese-dumpling-and-noodle-trainspotters-know-that-the-best-versions/)

[Melissa Leong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-leong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f9/melissa-leong-6311_best_chinese-dumpling-and-noodle-trainspotter_2305495.jpg)

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