Hostesses Quote by William Somerset Maugham

“It was difficult to define her beyond saying that she seemed to exist only as a hostess, not so much from any exaggerated instinct…

— Edith Wharton

“You're my guest, and hosts generally do feed their guests, you know." Her natural ebullience returning, she flashed him an impish smile. "Even when…

— Sabrina Jeffries

“She almost refused the food, but refusing something that might aid her in the end was simply foolish.”

— Erica Stevens

“Guests aren't trouble[...]they're a blessing. Having no one to cook for, now, that's a sadness.”

— Laini Taylor

“Cooking and eating were growing to irritate her with their relentless necessity.”

— China Miéville

“Well, I haven't really anything to eat at home, I began, but then stopped, as I realised that a dreary revelation of the state…

— Barbara Pym

“None of that 'Oh, I'm not hungry; I'll just have a salad' crap so many woman pulled, as if he'd think they were less…

— Jackie Barbosa

“Dinner was a meal where good manners overlaid discomfort.”

— Philippa Gregory

“Fortunately, though she was hungry, she didn't mind missing a meal. Life was full of meals. They took up an enormous proportion of one's…

— Elizabeth von Arnim

“[It may seem like we're always eating, but that's because we're always eating.]”

— Laura Steven

“It was hard to have been her guest. It was hard to understand a little and then walk away.”

— Rachel Joyce

“Morgan was looking at the food in front of her suspiciously, as if it intended to merely reside for a bit inside her, then…

— Lynn Kurland