“ Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. Ambrose Bierce Journalist
“ MAMMON, n. The god of the world's leading religion. The chief temple is in the holy city of New York. Ambrose Bierce Journalist
“ Road, n. A strip of land along which one may pass from where it is too tiresome to be to where it is futile to go. Ambrose Bierce Journalist
“ JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion. Ambrose Bierce Journalist
“ Food became the antidote for feelings of guilt, sadness, and anger. ... Food is a resolution to controversy; food is rescue. We ate and talked and cried and laughed in the kitchen and ate again. This was about more than just food. It was about our mom making connections the best she could and in the way she knew best across the kitchen table, across time and across sadness. Rose Quiello Author
“ What does cookery mean? It means the knowledge of Medea and of Circe, and of Calypso, and Sheba. It means knowledge of all herbs, and fruits, and balms and spices... It means the economy of your great-grandmother and the science of modern chemistry, and French art, and Arabian hospitality. It means, in fine, that you are to see imperatively that everyone has something nice to eat. John Ruskin Art Critic
“ What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? Erma Bombeck Column Author
“ The longer I work in nutrition, the more convinced I become that for the healthy person all foods should be delicious. Adelle Davis Author
“ What is sauce for the goose may be sauce for the gander, but it is not necessarily sauce for the chicken, the duck, the turkey or the Guinea hen. Alice B. Toklas Author