What did M. F. K. Fisher mean by: Most bereaved souls crave nourishment more tangible than prayers: they want a steak. M. F. K. Fisher Writer Copy
old age is more bearable if it can be helped by an early acceptance of being loved and of loving. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Acceptance, Aging, Love, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
One martini is just right. Two martinis are too many. Three martinis are never enough. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Desire, Excess, Moderation, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
… there can be no more shameless carelessness than with the food we eat for life itself. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Health, Nutrition, Responsibility, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
There’s a communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Communion, Connection, Symbolism, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
Probably one of the most private things in the world is an egg until it is broken. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Privacy, Revelation, Vulnerability, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
For me, a plain baked potato is the most delicious one….It is soothing and enough. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Comfort, Satisfaction, Simplicity, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
When we exist without thought or thanksgiving we are not men, but beasts. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Existence, Gratitude, Humanity, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
Digestion is one of the most delicately balanced of all human and perhaps angelic functions. Author, January 2, 2024January 1, 2025, M. F. K. Fisher, Balance, Function, Health, 0 M. F. K. Fisher Writer
The dead drug leaves a ghost behind. At certain hours it haunts the house. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
1 billion people are permanently and seriously malnourished. Every five seconds, a child dies. Jean Ziegler Sociologist · Switzerland
Haitians don’t like to say they are hungry because we are proud. Jean-Bertrand Aristide Politician · Haiti