Apron Quote by Libba Bray

He that feeds upon charity has a cold dinner and no supper

— Proverb

“At the kneading trough in the bakehouse, he and Philip pummeled maslin dough until the dull-skinned clods stretched and sprang. A scowling Vanian showed…

— Lawrence Norfolk

He that steals the old man's supper does him no wrong.

— Benjamin Franklin

“Naughty little boys who don't eat their vegetables get their bottoms smacked and go to bed without pudding,”

— Richard Rider

“By day, John buried himself in preparations. By night, processions of dishes once again marched through his mind: poached fish covered in cucumber scales…

— Lawrence Norfolk

Clamorous pauperism feastest While honest Labor, pining, hideth his sharp ribs.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper

I have supped mead with lords and ladies; so to have I slumbered in nameless lanes and gored upon mutton.

— Dusty Rhodes

Tallulah [Bankhead] was the foremost naughty girl of her era but, in those days, "naughty" meant piquant, whereas values have so changed that now,…

— Anita Loos

His lordship can eat my fat—

— Gail Carriger

“Plain boiled food, plain boiled thinking. Even his name is plain boiled: John. Maybe because I grew up with black bean sauce and hoisin…

— Gish Jen

Man, no doubt, owes many other moral duties to his fellow men; such as to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless,…

— Lysander Spooner

Or more precisely, is there anything I can do for you, ma’am? (Waiter) ‘How about a bag for my head, or a stick to…

— Sherrilyn Kenyon