Bread Quote by Elizabeth Gaskell

“Then, while Cinnamon straightened up the kitchen as usual, Nutmeg and I sat at a small table, drinking tea. She ate only one slice…

— Haruki Murakami

“Mrs. Turner was a milky sort of a woman that belonged to child-bed. Her shoulders rounded a little, and she must have been conscious…

— Zora Neale Hurston

“But, Mrs Van Hoosier, if I may make so bold-' 'You may not,' She inserted another cake into her mouth and chewed it so…

— John Harding

“They sat for several hours over a pot of tea and a plate of cake, and then they wandered the streets, impervious to time.…

— Penelope Lively

“The little cakes were iced in white, with golden yellow icing roses on top, and instead of ice cream there was sherbet that was…

— Jane Louise Curry

“Ah'll clean 'em, you fry 'em and let's eat,' he said with the assurance of not being refused. They went out into the kitchen…

— Zora Neale Hurston

“I used to take my morning tea at her kiosk and I took an interest in what she was doing. I later learnt she…

— Stanley Gazemba

“She felt dirty, ugly and tired. She felt like a marshmallow heading into a house fire armed with chocolate and graham crackers.”

— Benjamin R. Smith

“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…

— Linda Francis Lee

“Mrs. Bright cut another slice of the rich, dark cake. It was Mindy's fourth, counting dessert at home. But Mrs. Bright's layer cakes were,…

— Jane Louise Curry

“I would go down to the kitchen, saying 'How do you do?' to whoever I met there: ...'How are you, Mrs. Cakebread?' (That was…

— Sarah Waters

“I barely eat cake now. The one I’m sending you, make a hole on the top with a knitting needle and pour a glass…

— Edna O'Brien