- “I mean really, how could an artistic individual stay grounded in the nitty-gritty of how many minutes per pound meat has to stay in the oven when trying to fathom the creative philosophy behind the greatest artistic minds of the world?” ― E.A. Bucchianeri, Brushstrokes of a Gadfly,
- “Cut my life into pizzas. this is my plastic fork. oven baking, no breathing, dont give a fuck if its carbs that i’m eating’ -Catherine Spann” ― Catherine Spann
- “Twas the night before Thanksgiving. All the food’s in the oven. And I’m in the bedroom performin’ self lovin’.” ― Craig Ferguson
- “all people are Nazis; for the animals it is an eternal Treblinka” ― Isaac Bashevis Singer
- “All those other girls are cake…I’m Crème brûlée…Tiramisu, if you will. Just a few notches above.” ― Brandi L. Bates
- “He expected pages and pages of bright pictures of pancakes of every variety shown in plain stacks, or built into castles or bridges or igloos, or shaped like airplanes or rowboats or fire engines. And pitchers of syrup to choose from — partridge berry syrup, thimbleberry syrup, huckleberry syrup, bosenberry syrup, and raspberry syrup. Then there would be cheese plates and cheeses a la carte. Creamy cheeses, crumbly cheeses, and peculiar little cheeses in peculiar little clay pots.” ― Michael Hoeye, Time Stops for No Mouse
- “The “civilized” man of today ridicules the idolatry of bygone ages, but he does not realize that he is a far worse idolater than the idolaters of the past. In former times, men set up images of various animals and adored them; today they slaughter those animals and worship their putrefied carcasses.” ― Arshavir Ter Hovannessian, Raw Eating: Or a New World Free from Diseases, Vices and Poisons
- “At last everything was satisfactorily arranged, and I could not help admiring the setting: these mingled touches betrayed on a small scale the inspiration of a poet, the research of a scientist, the good taste of an artist, the gourmet’s fondness for good food, and the love of flowers, which concealed in their delicate shadows a hint of the love of women” ― August Strindberg, Madman’s Defence
- “How many would protest if restaurants began serving puppy and kitten flesh instead of calves? Robins instead of hens? Squirrels instead of pigs?” ― Mango Wodzak, Destination Eden
- “You have just dined, and however scrupulously the slaughterhouse is concealed in the graceful distance of miles, there is complicity.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore — “I’m easy; I’ll eat anything” — can appear more socially sensitive than the individual who tries to eat in a way that is good for society.” ― Jonathan Safran Foer, Eating Animals
- “What is life? Life is living in this moment, experiencing and experimenting but experience isn’t life. Life is reflecting and meditating but reflection isn’t life. Life is helping and guiding but philanthropy isn’t life. Life is eating and drinking but food isn’t life. Life is reading and dancing but art isn’t life. Life is kissing and pleasuring but sex isn’t life. Life is winning and losing but competition isn’t life. Life is loving and caring but love isn’t life. Life is birthing and nurturing but children aren’t life. Life is letting go and surrendering but death isn’t life. Life is all these things but all these things aren’t life. Life is always more.” ― Kamand Kojouri
- “Neighbours complaining about someone’s dog making an awful racket. You could hardly blame the poor beast, its owner had died in her bed at least a fortnight before and there hadn’t been much left of the old girl worth eating.” ― James Oswald, Natural Causes
- “You have to be a romantic to invest yourself, your money, and your time in cheese.” ― Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook
- “Mano širdis ėmė daužytis taip, tarsi po ja būtų vegetaro skrandis, virškinantis keptą paršelį su litru rakijos” ― Goran Vojnović, Jugoslavija, moja dežela
- “This magical, marvelous food on our plate, this sustenance we absorb, has a story to tell. It has a journey. It leaves a footprint. It leaves a legacy. To eat with reckless abandon, without conscience, without knowledge; folks, this ain’t normal.” ― Joel Salatin, Folks, This Ain’t Normal: A Farmer’s Advice for Happier Hens, Healthier People, and a Better World
- “I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” ― W.C. Fields
- “Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don’t forget food. You can go a week without laughing.” ― Joss Whedon
- “It can be challenge enough to have to eat with myself.” ― Jonathan Safran Foer, Eating Animals
- “Fidelity is a living, breathing entity. On wobbly footing, it can wander, becoming something different entirely.” ― Kay Goodstadt, Love and Death Over Tea
- “That said, protecting anymals protects human beings: There are four other critical reasons that the world’s largest religions rightly pay particular attention to anymals—and particular attention to what we eat. Aside from respect for life and compassion for anymals, we ought to choose a vegan diet for the sake of the environment, to alleviate world hunger, to protect laborers, and on behalf of our own health. The consequences of our dietary choices are monumental” ― Lisa Kemmerer, Animals and World Religions
- “Thanksgiving dinner’s sad and thankless. Christmas dinner’s dark and blue. When you stop and try to see it From the turkey’s point of view.Sunday dinner isn’t sunny. Easter feasts are just bad luck. When you see it from the viewpoint of a chicken or a duck. Oh how I once loved tuna salad Pork and lobsters, lamb chops too Till I stopped and looked at dinner From the dinner’s point of view.” ― Shel Silverstein
- “I am thankful when I am hungry because then I know that when I eat, the food will taste better. Life has taught me that my true contentment rests in hope, and the pleasure itself is secondary. It is self-awareness, not happiness, that maintains peace.” ― Criss Jami, Killosophy
- “A need is something that is required to keep you alive. A want is something that you think is required to make or keep you happy.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana
- “Some hae meat and canna eat,And some wad eat that want it,But we hae meat and we can eat,And sae the Lord be thankit.” ― Robert Burns
- “Life is nether food nor drink. But the faith of a dance dream.” ― Lailah Gifty Akita
- “Tis an ill cook that cannot lick his own fingers.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
- “There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment, food, and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment, a moderate amount of food, and the merest suggestion of affection. As the amount of affection increases, the entertainment can be reduced proportionately. When the affection IS the entertainment, we no longer call it dating. Under no circumstances can the food be omitted.” ― Judith Martin
- “How would your life be different if…You were conscious about the food you ate, the people you surround yourself with, and the media you watch, listen to, or read? Let today be the day…You pay attention to what you feed your mind, your body, and your life. Create a nourishing environment conducive to your growth and well-being today.” ― Steve Maraboli, The Power of One
- “There’s also some indication that replacing carbohydrate with plant rather than animal foods has special health benefits. Among approximately eighty thousand women in the Nurses’ Health Study consuming lower-carbohydrate diets, high consumption of vegetable protein and fat was associated with a 30 percent lower risk for heart disease over twenty years, whereas high consumption of animal protein and fat appear to provide no such protection.One explanation for this finding is that the relative amounts of amino acids in animal protein stimulate more insulin and less glucagon release than those in plant protein – a hormone combination that has detrimental effects on serum cholesterol and fat-cell metabolism. Other possible downsides of a modern, animal-based diet include a less healthful profile of dietary fats, excessive iron absorption (especially for men), and chronic exposure to hormones, preservatives, and environmental pollutants.” ― David Ludwig, Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently