“If we are going to start calling industrial corn sustainable, then we might as well say that petroleum is a renewable resource if you're willing to wait long enough.”
― Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old Macdonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat
― Compassionate Carnivore: Or, How to Keep Animals Happy, Save Old Macdonald's Farm, Reduce Your Hoofprint, and Still Eat Meat
“Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate. ”
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“We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”
― Boston Marriage
― Boston Marriage
“He showed the words “chocolate cake” to a group of Americans and recorded their word associations. “Guilt” was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: “celebration.”
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
― In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto
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