"In this world of uncertainty and woe, one……" — Laurie Colwin
"In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or pressed into juice, the tomato is reliable, friendly, and delicious. We would be nothing without it."
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Laurie Colwin
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43 Quotes by Laurie Colwin
Laurie Colwin has 43 quotes on this site.
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On Saturday mornings I would walk to the Flavor Cup or Puerto Rico Importing coffee store to get my coffee.…
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When I was alone, I lived on eggplant, the stove top cook's strongest ally....
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I do not believe that you have to spend a lot of money to eat well: it is hard to…
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A world without tomatoes is like a string quartet without violins.
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Friendship is not possible between two women one of whom is very well dressed.
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The old days were slower. People buttered their bread without guilt and sat down to dinner en famille.
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Fulfillment leaves an empty space where longing used to be.
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To feel safe and warm on a cold wet night, all you really need is soup.
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For the socially timid, the kitchen is the place to be. At least, it is a place to start.
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Once my jars were labeled, I felt contentedly thrilled with myself, as if I had pulled off a wonderful trick.…
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There is nothing like soup. It is by nature eccentric: no two are ever alike, unless of course you get…
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When life is hard and the day has been long, the ideal dinner is not four perfect courses, each in…
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I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they…
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I've always felt that sexuality is a really slippery thing. In this day and age, it tends to get categorized…
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My client loved risk. Risk, I had learned, was a commodity in itself. Risk could be canned and sold like…
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All the pre-made sauces in a jar, and frozen and canned vegetables, processed meats, and cheeses which are loaded with…
— Todd English
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The major accomplishment of analyzing illiteracy so far has been the listing of symptoms: the decrease in functional literacy; a…
— Unknown Author
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The American people are smart. They've gotten sick of the predictable hyperpartisan talking points and canned anger.
— John Avlon
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Most of the animated films I watched, the emotions are all prepackaged like canned music, the hand actions, the sighs.
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The human heart: its expansions and contractions its electrics and hydraulics the warm tides that move and fill it. For…
— Jennifer Haigh
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We sucked in atheism with our canned milk.
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Situation comedy on television has thrived for years on 'canned' laughter, grafted by gaglines by technicians using records of guffawing…
— Russell Baker
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We used to joke about canned men, putting people in a can and seeing how far you can send them…
— John Glenn
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No member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who has canned peas, topped beets, hauled hay, shoveled…
— Thomas S. Monson
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