Altars Quote by Simeon Strunsky

“The kitchen table is where we mark milestones, divulge dreams, bury hatchets, make deals, give thanks, plan vacations, and tell jokes. It's also where…

— Doris Christopher

There are a lot of people who must have the table laid in the usual fashion or they will not enjoy the dinner.

— Christopher Morley

There are houses where they don't any longer have dining tables. They will sit in front of the telly and eat.

— Anna Soubry

The family dinner table is the cornerstone of civilization and those who 'graze' from refrigerators or in front of the television sets are doomed…

— Judith Martin

My dining room table is just a huge, great thick slab of oak on a beautiful frame. Whenever people come to supper I invite…

— David Linley

The table is the number one place we pass on family stories and it's the knowledge of where your family came from that helps…

— Laurie David

The table is a meeting place, a gathering ground, the source of sustenance and nourishment, festivity, safety, and satisfaction. A person cooking is a…

— Laurie Colwin

“Generally speaking, most of our vital, spontaneous, instinctual life gets shamed. Children are shamed for being too rambunctious, for wanting things and for laughing…

— John Bradshaw

The dinner table is a rite of civilization and we need to participate in that to keep our families together, to keep our communities…

— Alice Waters

Good families always ritualize the table. You can say, "This is a Christmas meal; this is a birthday meal."

— Henri Nouwen

The family was an art ... and the dinner table was the place it found expression.

— Don DeLillo

Food is about communal togetherness. Our family does sit at the table. I think it's a great tragedy if a family doesn't have a…

— Jonathan Dimbleby