"Never eat in a place called 'Mom's'."

-- Nelson Algren

#Mom Quotes #Culinary Quotes

“Time has an undertaking establishment on every block and drives his coffin nails faster than the steam riveters rivet or the stenographers type or the tickers tick out fours and eights and dollar signs and ciphers.”
“If you are you, 24 hours a day, then you do not have to remember who you are supposed to be in different situations - something that I imagine could be troublesome.”
“Attention spans are shrinking on a daily basis, and it's getting harder to make an impression that lasts. So the fact that we were able to make a mark in a way that led to the continued relevance of the record is kind of crazy. I'm in awe of that.”

Source : "Cap the Old Times: The Story of Interpol's Turn on the Bright Lights". Interview with Ian Cohen, pitchfork.com. November 29, 2012.
“You would think there's a natural limit to tears: only so much the body can give at one sitting before it runs dry.”

Source : Janice Galloway (1989). “The Trick is to Keep Breathing: A Novel”
“Drugs, what a devil-inspired poison! Itâ€™s death on the installment plan.”
“Real life is messy, and drama is a shaped version of real life.”
“For every woman who's ever wondered about the path not taken, Fenton and Steinke mineâ€”with tremendous humor and insightâ€”the mixed blessing of unexpected second chances.”
“Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth. We're more like Joey Ramone: awkward geeks who somehow find our place in the world on the stage.”

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