Best M.F.K. Fisher Quotes
- There is a mistaken idea, ancient but still with us, that an overdose of anything from fornication to hot chocolate will teach restraint by the… Abuse
- There is no chiropractic treatment, no Yoga exercise, no hour of meditation in a music-throbbing chapel, that will leave you emptier of bad thoughts than… Bad
- When we exist without thought or thanksgiving we are not men, but beasts. Beast
- I live with carpe diem engraved on my heart. Carpe
- Good wine, well drunk, can lend majesty to the human spirit. Drunk
- People ask me: "Why do you write about food, and eating, and drinking? Why don't you write about the struggle for power and security, and… Answer
- At present, I myself do not know of any local witches or warlocks, but there are several people who seem to have an uncanny power… Any
- As for the house, it is scrubbed to the tiniest mousehole before Passover, to avoid such dangers as even a forgotten cake crumb might cause.… Any
- There are many people like me who believe firmly, if somewhat incoherently, that pockets on this planet are filled with what humans have left behind… Accumulation
- It is puzzling to me that otherwise sensitive people develop a real docility about the obvious necessity of eating, at least once a day, in… Accept
- Most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak. Bereaved
- When a man is small, he loves and hates food with a ferocity which soon dims. At six years old his very bowels will heave… Appear
- Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures. Ache
- I can no more think of my own life without thinking of wine and wines and where they grew for me and why I drank… All
- Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly. Act
- It seems to me that our three basic needs, for food and security and love, are so mixed and mingled and entwined that we cannot… All
- The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight... [Breadmaking is] one… Almost Hypnotic
- You may feel that you have eaten too much...But this pastry is like feathers - it is like snow. It is in fact good for… Digestive
- I cannot count the good people I know who to my mind would be even better if they bent their spirits to the study of… Bent
- I am more modest now, but I still think that one of the pleasantest of all emotions is to know that I, I with my… All
- No yoga exercise, no meditation in a chapel filled with music will rid you of your blues better than the humble task of making your… Better
- A writing cook and a cooking writer must be bold at the desk as well as the stove. Bold
- All men are hungry. They always have been. They must eat, and when they deny themselves the pleasures of carrying out that need, they are… All
- When shall we live if not now? Anxiety
- First we eat, then we do everything else. Eat