Afternoon Quote by Jack Kerouac

“I ate apple pie and ice cream—it was getting better as I got deeper into Iowa, the pie bigger, the ice cream richer.”

— Jack Kerouac

“I ate another apple pie and ice cream; that's practically all I ate all the way across the country, I knew it was nutritious…

— Jack Kerouac

Whenever I'm in Des Moines, I always make a trip to Manhattan Deli for a sandwich. I spent a lot of time there when…

— Zach Johnson

Iowa is an amazing place. But I didn't have much race around me. I was definitely not like everyone there.

— Jason Momoa

When I was growing up I used to think that the best thing about coming from Des Moines was that it meant you didn't…

— Bill Bryson

I am such a pie girl, with vanilla ice cream.

— Alex Cooper

Fads get hot in California. A good idea can come from Des Moines, but it's not going to be anything there. Then it'll hit…

— Ken Hakuta

I come from Des Moines. Someone had to.

— Bill Bryson

I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to.

— Bill Bryson

The most beautiful thing in the world is my grandmother's apple pie.

— Benny Cassette

I still live in Des Moines.

— Shawn Crahan

I'm more American than apple pie. I'm like apple pie, with a hot dog in it

— Stephen Colbert