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"Like Daniel she enteres the lions' den, but lacking Daniel's pure and unblemished soul, Ada is spiced with the flavors of vice that make for a tasty meal. Pure and unblemished souls must taste very bland, with an aftertaste of bitterness."
"I will tell you, I'm a lousy cook, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of a good meal."
"A crude meal, no doubt, but the best of all sauces is hunger."
"A city's only ever three hot meals away from anarchy."
"Poverty is a big barrier if you are at the bottom layer of society, don't know where the next meal is coming from. It is not a big barrier of taking the rich with the poor in a big society to provide schooling for all."
"Every week I'll be spending money on flights, accommodation, stringing and even things as simple as taxis, meals out and, of course, paying the other members of my team. I'm still very careful, though, with what I'm spending."
"I don't snack. I don't generally eat sweets or drink soda. I never eat between meals or even before big ones."
"Sometimes the greatest meals on vacations are the ones you find when Plan A falls through."
"In fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking about anyone, even in the worst calamity. For really to think about someone means thinking about that person every minute of the day, without letting one’s thoughts be diverted by anything- by meals, by a fly that settles on one’s cheek, by household duties, or by a sudden itch somewhere. But there are always flies and itches. That’s why life is difficult to live."
"The poodle [Rufus] ate in the dining room with the rest of the [Churchill] family. A cloth was laid for him on the Persian carpet beside the head of the household, and no one else ate until the butler had served Rufus's meal."
"A man with money to pay for a meal can talk about hunger without demeaning himself. ... But for a man with no money hunger is a disgrace."
"Remember that any meal can be your last. You chose to travel with us, so tonight you will eat fish. Tomorrow, you may die."
"Those who are acquainted with the literature of India will remember a beautiful old story about this extreme charity, how a whole family, as related in the Mahâbhârata, starved themselves to death and gave their last meal to a beggar. This is not an exaggeration, for such things still happen."
"When I'm on a location, I pick a restaurant that's close and private and eat all my meals there."
"I am afraid of getting married. Spare me from cooking three meals a dayspare me from the relentless cage of routine and rote."
"Wow, wow, wow! I never imagined meatless meals could be so satisfying."
"What greater restoratives have we poor mortals than a good meal taken in the company of loving friends?"
"And, I believe that one of the most loving things you can do is prepare a meal for someone you love. None of which I know how to do!"
"If you can throw $5 back in the crafty, we'll take it, because it just means another meal, which is nice."
"I don't sit down and have meals too often, unless I go out for dinner."
