Quote by Charles Dickens

...the true spirit of gastronomic joylessness. Porridge fills the Englishman up, and prunes clear him out.

— E. M. Forster

“Then there was an odd snack called 'bread and beer' in the afternoon, a bit of dry bread and the most extraordinary drink, which…

— Jon Lellenberg

“The wood was silent, still and secret in the evening drizzle of rain, full of the mystery of eggs and half-open buds, half unsheathed…

— D.H. Lawrence

“At the farm, in our hut, they cooked plain rice porridge and added soy sauce for taste, which nearly rivaled the thrill of drinking…

— Jennifer H. Lau

“When you visualized the future and conjured up a world where urban life had spread everywhere and man had achieved his long-desired symbiosis with…

— Karl Ove Knausgård

“a room full of books smelled like dessert: a sweet snack made of figs, vanilla, glue, and cleverness.”

— Joe Hill

“Under an orchard tree, dropping with cherries, cowgirls lay in the shade. They fed each other fruit. Dark juice dribbled into dimples. Cherry meat…

— Tom Robbins

“Hurray', shouted Glokta. 'Porridge again!'He looked over at the motionless Practical. 'Porridge and honey, better than money, everything's funny, with porridge and honey!”

— Joe Abercrombie

“He had the cheerful demeanor of someone who has been beaten about the face all night with a sock full of porridge—only”

— William Ritter

“Brownies were like spare batteries. One could never have too many in the house.”

— Darynda Jones

“Without another word, we began to eat. I was hungry, but no appetite would excuse the way we set upon those dishes. We shoveled…

— Eli Brown

“I bit into the oatmeal. Same levels- now the oats, well dried, but not so well watered, then the raisins, half tasteless, made from…

— Aimee Bender