--- title: "6 Flavor Quotes By Judith Fertig" description: "6 Flavor quotes by Judith Fertig. Plus more from Judith Fertig and more Flavor sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/judith-fertig-22510_change-of-heart_i-was-beginning-to-taste-it-something-bi_108439.jpg" --- > [“I was beginning to taste it. Something bitter, but warm. A flavor that woke me up and let me see things clearly.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-was-beginning-to-taste-it-something-bitter-but-warm-a-flavor-that/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c03/judith-fertig-22510_change-of-heart_i-was-beginning-to-taste-it-something-bi_108439.jpg) > [“Could a flavor be pleased with itself and its position in the world? That was plum. Not the sharp-flavored skin and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/could-a-flavor-be-pleased-with-itself-and-its-position-in-the-world/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecf/judith-fertig-22510_flavor_could-a-flavor-be-pleased-with-itself-an_1182762.jpg) > [“The flavor the came to me was a luscious Sincerest peach that I once had in California. This heirloom variety needed time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/the-flavor-the-came-to-me-was-a-luscious-sincerest-peach-that-i-once/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fcd/judith-fertig-22510_flavor_the-flavor-the-came-to-me-was-a-luscious_1699817.jpg) > [“I looked up to see the sun struggling behind a gray mass of snow clouds. I could relate. And then a beam…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-looked-up-to-see-the-sun-struggling-behind-a-gray-mass-of-snow/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/judith-fertig-22510_aromas_i-looked-up-to-see-the-sun-struggling-be_1856130.jpg) > [“I brought a coconut cream pie, Mom's favorite. Coconut's hard, dirty, shaggy exterior didn't promise much. But when you cracked it open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-brought-a-coconut-cream-pie-mom-s-favorite-coconut-s-hard-dirty/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/176/judith-fertig-22510_clean-up_i-brought-a-coconut-cream-pie-mom-s-favo_3088072.jpg) > [“It wasn't often that I had difficulty tasting something. Flavor was the way people like me made sense of the world. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/it-wasn-t-often-that-i-had-difficulty-tasting-something-flavor-was/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49a/judith-fertig-22510_flavor_it-wasn-t-often-that-i-had-difficulty-ta_3170827.jpg) ## Other authors on Flavor ## More by Judith Fertig > [“I was beginning to taste it. Something bitter, but warm. A flavor that woke me up and let me see things clearly. A flavor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-was-beginning-to-taste-it-something-bitter-but-warm-a-flavor-that/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“She couldn't see the homemade colored sprinkles, the tender yellow cake, or the pale pink frosting made with strawberry syrup enhanced with a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/she-couldn-t-see-the-homemade-colored-sprinkles-the-tender-yellow/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“I didn't know until I licked the mocha buttercream from my third devil's food cupcake that this was the flavor of starting over- dark…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-didn-t-know-until-i-licked-the-mocha-buttercream-from-my-third/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“I was starting to think of her as the "Goth Van Gogh" on a good day or "Vampira" on a bad one. She took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-was-starting-to-think-of-her-as-the-goth-van-gogh-on-a-good-day-or/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“Jett's artistic talent was as weighty and emphatic as the heavy black makeup she applied to her lips and eyelids.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/jett-s-artistic-talent-was-as-weighty-and-emphatic-as-the-heavy-black/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“At Rainbow Cake, January's special flavors would be dark chocolate and coffee, those pick-me-ups we all needed to start the day- or a new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/at-rainbow-cake-january-s-special-flavors-would-be-dark-chocolate-and/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“Could a flavor be pleased with itself and its position in the world? That was plum. Not the sharp-flavored skin and the sweet flesh…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/could-a-flavor-be-pleased-with-itself-and-its-position-in-the-world/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“At the far end of the bakery, our canvas curtain heralded April's lime and coconut theme. Little bags of coconut meringue polka dots with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/at-the-far-end-of-the-bakery-our-canvas-curtain-heralded-april-s-lime/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“I knew that sunny citrus helped put things in focus, sharpened the memory, just like a squeeze of lemon juice could sharpen and clarify…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-knew-that-sunny-citrus-helped-put-things-in-focus-sharpened-the/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“Let's not freak out here," Jett said, ever the diplomat in venom green nail polish and little skull earrings. "People aren't going to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/let-s-not-freak-out-here-jett-said-ever-the-diplomat-in-venom-green/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“People I had never seen before flocked in, their faces showing a longing you never saw for cake. People's eyes lit up for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/people-i-had-never-seen-before-flocked-in-their-faces-showing-a/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“The flavor that came to me was a luscious Suncrest peach that I once had in California. This heirloom variety needed time to ripen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/the-flavor-that-came-to-me-was-a-luscious-suncrest-peach-that-i-once/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“The flavor the came to me was a luscious Sincerest peach that I once had in California. This heirloom variety needed time to ripen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/the-flavor-the-came-to-me-was-a-luscious-sincerest-peach-that-i-once/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“The tantalizing scent transported me to a white, sandy beach lapped by a turquoise sea under a tropical sun. Lime and coconut were the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/the-tantalizing-scent-transported-me-to-a-white-sandy-beach-lapped-by/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) > [“I looked up to see the sun struggling behind a gray mass of snow clouds. I could relate. And then a beam of sunlight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judith-fertig/i-looked-up-to-see-the-sun-struggling-behind-a-gray-mass-of-snow/) [Judith Fertig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judith-fertig/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/flavor/judith-fertig/#itemlist", "name": "6 Flavor Quotes By Judith Fertig", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I was beginning to taste it. Something bitter, but warm. A flavor that woke me up and let me see things clearly. A flavor that made me feel safe, so I could let those things go. A flavor that held my hand and walked me across to the other side of loss, and assured me that one day, I would be just fine. A flavor for a change of heart- part grief, part hope. Suddenly, I knew what that flavor would be. 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