Cookbooks Quote by Allegra Goodman
““Who are you? She asked silently, as she laid away the collector's quotations, his drawings, his scraps of famous poetry: "Come live with me and be my love..." interleaved with menus: 'oysters, fish stew, tortoise in its shell, bread from the oven, honey from the honeycomb.' The books were unsplattered but much fingered, their pages soft with turning and re-turning, like collections of old fairy tales. Often Jess thought of Rapunzel and golden apples and enchanted gardens. She thought of Ovid, and Dante, and Cervantes, and the Pre-Raphaelites, for sometimes McClintock pictured his beloved eating, and sometimes sleeping in fields of poppies, and once throned like Persephone, with strawberry vines entwined in her long hair.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Other Side of the River, 2000
The passage describes a tender, sensory invitation to share a life filled with simple pleasures, artistic treasures, and mythic imagination.
In simple terms: An invitation to share love through everyday and artistic moments.
Key Takeaway
Embrace intimacy through shared experiences.
Themes
love
sensory detail
mythic allusion
Mood
romantic
reflective
Type
literary
evocative
When to use this quote
- dinner dates
- reading sessions
- creative collaborations
- home cooking
Key Concepts
romanticism
intertextuality
nostalgia
Questions to Reflect On
- What everyday rituals deepen connection?
- How does art shape intimacy?
A Different Perspective
Idealized romance may overlook practical challenges.
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