--- title: "2 Food for thought Quotes By Linda Francis Lee" description: "2 Food for thought quotes by Linda Francis Lee. Plus more from Linda Francis Lee and more Food for thought sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/linda-francis-lee-23384_food_images-of-food-rushed-through-her-head-s_253344.jpg" --- > [“Images of food rushed through her head, surprising her. Fried chicken. Sweet jalapeño mustard. Mashed potatoes. Biscuits. And a pie. Big and sweet, strawberries with whipped cream- so Texan, so opposite this fierce New Yorker.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/images-of-food-rushed-through-her-head-surprising-her-fried-chicken/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f89/linda-francis-lee-23384_food_images-of-food-rushed-through-her-head-s_253344.jpg) > [“Without a single one of those promised lessons from her grandmother, Portia began to see and taste food without having it in front of her, the images coming to her like instincts, automatic and without thought. She found that she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/without-a-single-one-of-those-promised-lessons-from-her-grandmother/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/746/linda-francis-lee-23384_anxiety_without-a-single-one-of-those-promised-l_3125218.jpg) ## Other authors on Food for thought - [Israelmore Ayivor 1,325 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/israelmore-ayivor/) - [Michael Bassey Johnson 22 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/michael-bassey-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-cupcake-25607.jpg) Faydra D. Fields 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/faydra-d-fields/) - [Ernest Agyemang Yeboah 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/ernest-agyemang-yeboah/) - [Stephanie Lahart 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/stephanie-lahart/) ## More by Linda Francis Lee > [“She spread her arms wide to encompass the old pine table they had painted robin's egg blue, lightly sanding it in places so the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/she-spread-her-arms-wide-to-encompass-the-old-pine-table-they-had/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“I couldn't deal with the kind of need for a man that had ruled my mother's life - the kind of need that made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/i-couldn-t-deal-with-the-kind-of-need-for-a-man-that-had-ruled-my/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“Once the apartment was ready, Portia had begun to plan out what foods they would showcase in this little glimpse into a Glass Kitchen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/once-the-apartment-was-ready-portia-had-begun-to-plan-out-what-foods/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“Images of food rushed through her head, surprising her. Fried chicken. Sweet jalapeño mustard. Mashed potatoes. Biscuits. And a pie. Big and sweet, strawberries…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/images-of-food-rushed-through-her-head-surprising-her-fried-chicken/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“The images swirled through her. She needed to bake. Cake. A layered chocolate cake. With vanilla buttercream frosting. The images were as clear as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/the-images-swirled-through-her-she-needed-to-bake-cake-a-layered/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“Mothers are strong enough to let their daughters find out who they really are, and daughters are stong enough to realize that mistakes or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/mothers-are-strong-enough-to-let-their-daughters-find-out-who-they/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“If Olivia was like a decadent chocolate-covered strawberry, and Portia a pineapple-and-spice hummingbird cupcake, then Cordelia was peanut butter brittle, still sweet, though with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/if-olivia-was-like-a-decadent-chocolate-covered-strawberry-and-portia/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“The German chocolate cake was easy. So was the vanilla buttercream. But the strawberry shortcake gave me fits. Turns out, the final fix came…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/the-german-chocolate-cake-was-easy-so-was-the-vanilla-buttercream-but/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“She decided to make salmon baked in a touch of olive oil, topped with pine nuts, and served over spinach flash-fried in the salmon-and-olive-oil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/she-decided-to-make-salmon-baked-in-a-touch-of-olive-oil-topped-with/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“Heart pounding, she started to prepare the meal that hit her so hard. Her famous cherry tomatoes stuffed with chile, cheese, and bacon, along…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/heart-pounding-she-started-to-prepare-the-meal-that-hit-her-so-hard/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“But sometimes we have to be brave in order to dig deep and find answers. Even if we're not sure we're going to like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/but-sometimes-we-have-to-be-brave-in-order-to-dig-deep-and-find/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“It’s hard to believe in miracles until you’ve seen one happen. But once you’ve seen, well, life alters and you can never look”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/it-s-hard-to-believe-in-miracles-until-you-ve-seen-one-happen-but/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“Not an hour after Olivia was found, Portia and her mother were in the family's ancient pickup truck, bumping along the dirt roads of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/not-an-hour-after-olivia-was-found-portia-and-her-mother-were-in-the/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“I still didn't know what the future held. I didn't have a map or even a plan. But I had learned that's what life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/i-still-didn-t-know-what-the-future-held-i-didn-t-have-a-map-or-even/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) > [“Two people have to love and respect each other to make a good team, at least in marriage. They have to be committed down…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-francis-lee/two-people-have-to-love-and-respect-each-other-to-make-a-good-team-at/) [Linda Francis Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-francis-lee/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/food-for-thought/linda-francis-lee/#itemlist", "name": "2 Food for thought Quotes By Linda Francis Lee", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Images of food rushed through her head, surprising her. Fried chicken. Sweet jalapeño mustard. Mashed potatoes. Biscuits. And a pie. 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