"(on asparagus) Europeans of the Renaissance swore by……" — Barbara Kingsolver
"(on asparagus) Europeans of the Renaissance swore by it as an aphrodisiac, and the church banned it from nunneries."
More Aphrodisiac Quotes
- There is no aphrodisiac like innocence. — Jean Baudrillard
- Money is a powerful aphrodisiac but flowers work almost as well. — Robert A. Heinlein
- Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating. — Norman Douglas
- Not only was he not mad, but he was a musician, and my favorite men had always been musicians or… — Marian Keyes
- Rejection is the greatest aphrodisiac. — Madonna Ciccone
- One of the things that everybody knows about space travel but never mentions is its aphrodisiac quality. — Alfred Bester
- Truffle isn't exactly aphrodisiac but under certain circumstances it tends to make women more tender and men more likable — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
- People who grow rich almost always improve their sex life. More people want to have sex with them. That's just… — Felix Dennis
- The artichoke above all is the vegetable expression of civilised living, of the long view, of increasing delight by anticipation… — Jane Grigson
- Fruit of all the kinds that the country produced were laid before him; he ate very little, but from time… — Unknown Author
- What is cheaper than lust or of less value than alchemy or aphrodisiacs? — Avram Davidson
- A man becomes as attractive as an attractive woman when he becomes successful and is publicly noted. Power`s an aphrodisiac. — Curtis Jackson