Cooks Quotes - Page 17

• I don't suppose you cook?" Tucker inquired hopefully. "Did you think because she can start fires she'd be great with a grill? Gator asked.

  Christine Feehan

  Thinking, Fire, Gators

  Christine Feehan (2004). “Mind Game”, p.248, Penguin

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• She was a great cook, but she cooked more for herself than for other people, not because she was hungry but because she was comforted by the rituals of the kitchen.

  Ruth Reichl

  People, Kitchen, Hungry

  Ruth Reichl (2011). “Tender At The Bone”, p.34, Random House

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• I suppose this is for the best," Blay said into his shoulder. "You can't cook." "See? I'm so not Prince Charming.

  J.R. Ward

  Charming, Said, Shoulders

  J.R. Ward (2008). “Lover Enshrined: A Novel of The Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.309, Penguin

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• I’ll have your fathers make something special,” Holly said serenely. “If it turns out we don’t like him, I’ll cook the next meal for him.

  Maya Banks

  Father, Hollies, Special

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• Hey, I can cook." "How do you know? You haven't eaten anything since before the Norman Conquest." "I've never had any complaints." "Given the infants you date, I'm not surprised. You could serve them sawdust and they'd eat it with a smile, dazzled by the swing of your broadsword." "What do you know about the swing of my broadsword?" "More than I care to. Women talk." Which shut him up, as he started wondering who'd said what.

  Angela Knight

  Swings, Hey, Sawdust

  Angela Knight (2011). “Master of Shadows”, p.67, Penguin

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• The motto of West African cooking is that if the food doesn't set fire to the tablecloth the cook is being stingy with the pepper.

  Ben Aaronovitch

  Fire, Cooking, West

  Ben Aaronovitch (2011). “Rivers of London”, p.127, Hachette UK

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• Jobs insisted that Apple focus on just two or three priorities at a time. “There is no one better at turning off the noise that is going on around him,” Cook said. “That allows him to focus on a few things and say no to many things. Few people are really good at that.

  Walter Isaacson

  Jobs, Two, Apples

  Walter Isaacson (2011). “Walter Isaacson Great Innovators e-book boxed set: Steve Jobs, Benjamin Franklin, Einstein”, p.568, Simon and Schuster

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• Lord, you're Irish," said Will. "Can you make things that don't have potatoes in them? We had an Irish cook once when I was a boy. Potato pie, potato custard, potatoes with potato sauce.

  Cassandra Clare

  Boys, Pie, Sauce

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.514, Simon and Schuster

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• This is really good,” Donovan Caine said, attacking his third strawberry pancake. “You sound surprised,” I said. He shrugged. “I just didn’t think an assassin would be able to cook like this.” “Well, I do get lots of practice with knives. You could say I’m multitasking.” The detective froze, his fork halfway to his mouth. “I’m kidding. I enjoy cooking. It relaxes me.

  Jennifer Estep

  Food, Thinking, Knives

  Jennifer Estep (2010). “Spider's Bite: An Elemental Assassin Book”, p.221, Simon and Schuster

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• I cannot admit this out loud. In the first place, we are expected to be supermoms these days, instead of admitting that we have flaws. It is tempting to believe that all mothers wake up feeling fresh every morning, never raise their voices, only cook with organic food, and are equally at ease with the CEO and the PTA.

  Jodi Picoult

  Mother, Morning, Believe

  Jodi Picoult (2010). “House Rules: A Novel”, p.178, Simon and Schuster

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• Invest in what's real. Clean as you go. Drink while you cook. Make it fun. It doesn't have to be complicated. It will be what it will be.

  Gwyneth Paltrow

  Fun, Real, Complicated

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• I don't know why men like to barbecue so much. Maybe its the only thing they can cook. Or maybe they're just closet pyromaniacs.

  Cecelia Ahern

  Men, Closets, Barbecue

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• He has artistry," he repeated. "Because that's what it takes to blow things up. And cook his arm.

  Tamora Pierce

  Blow, Arms, Artistry

  Tamora Pierce (2012). “Beka Cooper: The Hunt Records”, p.706, Random House Books for Young Readers

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• Ivy's COOK THE STEAK, DON'T STAKE THE COOK apron.

  Kim Harrison

  Ivy, Aprons, Steak

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• Tomorrow's a hunting day," I say. "I won't be much of a help with that," Peeta says. "I've never hunted before." "I'll kill and you cook," I say. "And you can always gather." "I wish there was some sort of bread bush out there," says Peeta.

  Suzanne Collins

  Hunting, Wish, Bread

  Suzanne Collins (2009). “The Hunger Games”, p.290, Scholastic Inc.

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• You're always in the kitchen," Alianora said when she poked her head through the door a moment later. "Or the library. Don't you ever do anything but cook and read?

  Patricia C. Wrede

  Doors, Kitchen, Library

  Patricia C. Wrede (2015). “The Enchanted Forest Chronicles: [Boxed Set]”, p.98, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• You love me. You ignore me. You save my life, then you cook my mother into soap.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Mother, Soap, Ignore Me

  "Fight Club". Book by Chuck Palahniuk, 1996.

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• I bet you cook good, huh?" Darlene asked. "Mother doesn't cook," Ignatius said dogmatically. "She burns.

  John Kennedy Toole

  Mother, Said

  John Kennedy Toole (2004). “A Confederacy of Dunces”, p.31, LSU Press

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• So what did you bring? Lip gloss and a hairbrush?” Smirking, she unpacked the sandwiches Mort's cook had made for her, along with an ample slice of chocolate cake. “You owe me an apology.” “Omigod, it's a feast! Okay, you're forgiven.

  Jana Oliver

  Apology, Cake, Chocolate

  Jana Oliver (2012). “Forgiven”, p.40, Macmillan

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• Cook, at that moment in time, I would have sold my body for a mocha latte

  Darynda Jones

  Body, Mocha, Moments

  Darynda Jones (2012). “Third Grave Dead Ahead”, p.24, Macmillan

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• Such is life. It is no cleaner than a kitchen; it reeks like a kitchen; and if you mean to cook your dinner, you must expect to soil your hands; the real art is in getting them clean again, and therein lies the whole morality of our epoch.

  Honore de Balzac

  Art, Lying, Real

  Honore de Balzac (2015). “Old Goriot: Classic French Literature”, p.90, 谷月社

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• Rats They fought the dogs and killed the cats, And bit the babies in the cradles, And ate the cheeses out of the vats, And licked the soup from the cook's own ladles. Split open the kegs of salted sprats, Made nests inside men's Sunday hats, And even spoiled the women's chats By drowning their speaking With shrieking and squeaking In fifty different sharps and flats.

  Robert Browning

  Dog, Baby, Cat

  'The Pied Piper of Hamelin' (1842) st. 2

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• I wanted to write in Kitchenese, the secret language of cooks, instantly recognizable to anyone who has ever dunked french fries for a summer job or suffered under the despotic rule of a tyrannical chef or boobish owner.

  Anthony Bourdain

  Summer, Jobs, Writing

  "Kitchen Confidential". Book by Anthony Bourdain, 2000.

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• The ability to make fire at will. It allowed us light to see in the darkness, warmth against the cold, a tool to cook our food.’ He gestured vaguely in the direction of the Delta’s engines. ‘Fire is what eventually led to travel across the black beyond, the ability to start a new life on a New World.

  Patrick Ness

  Fire, Light, Darkness

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• Sam loved to listen to music and make his own songs, to wear soft velvets, to play in the castle kitchen beside the cooks, drinking in the rich smells as he snitched lemon cakes and blueberry tarts. His passions were books and kittens and dancing, clumsy as he was.

  George R. R. Martin

  Song, Drinking, Book

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.232, Bantam

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