#glutton

Poor animals! How jealously they guard their pathetic bodies…that which to us is merely an evening’s meal, but to them is life itself. ↗

— T. Casey Brennan

#food #gluttony #humor #life #value-of-life

Well, what did you have for lunch?” I snapped. “Surely that’s not top secret superhero information.” “Steak with mashed potatoes and a side salad,” Striker replied. “And a piece of chocolate cheesecake for dessert.” I gave up on conversation after that. I was too jealous of the cheesecake to continue. ↗

— Jennifer Estep

#gluttony #superheroes #diet

Am I tough? Am I strong? Am I hard-core? Absolutely. Did I whimper with pathetic delight when I sank my teeth into my hot fried-chicken sandwich? You betcha. ↗

— James Patterson

#gluttony #savor #food

Oh, pity the poor glutton Whose troubles all begin In struggling on and on to turn What's out into what's in. ↗

— Walter de La Mare

#food #glutton #gluttony #obesity #the-glutton

Shukhov ate his supper without bread--a double portion and bread on top of it would be too rich. So he'd save the bread. You get no thanks from your belly--it always forgets what you've just done for it and comes begging again the next day. ↗

— Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

#gluttony #hunger #food

Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us. ↗

— Peter De Vries

#eating #emotional #escape #gluttony #sign

Our fear of hypocrisy is forcing us to live in a world where gluttons are fine, so long as they champion gluttony. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#fear #fine #forcing #gluttony #hypocrisy

The Bible and several other self help or enlightenment books cite the Seven Deadly Sins. They are: pride, greed, lust, envy, wrath, sloth, and gluttony. That pretty much covers everything that we do, that is sinful... or fun for that matter. ↗

— Dave Mustaine

#books #cite #covers #deadly #enlightenment