Cottage cheese is one of our culture's most visible symbols of self-denial; marketed honestly, it would appear in … - Caroline Knapp

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

I did radio, I did television, I did opera, I did films in which I had very, very little to say. But I had a lot of experience in front of the camera, and that's what really counts

Caroline Knapp

Cottage cheese is one of our culture's most visible symbols of self-denial; marketed honestly, it would appear in dairy cases with warning labels: this substance is self-punitive; ingest with caution.

Cheese, Cottage, Culture, Dairy, Self, Warning

Same Author Quotes

It happened this way: I fell in love and then, because the love was ruining everything I cared about, I had to fall out.

Cared, Fall, Happened, Ruining Everything, Way

Academic achievement was something I'd always sought as a form of reward. Good grades pleased my parents, good grades pleased my teachers; you got them in order to sew up approval.

Achievement, Approval, Good, Order, Sought, Teacher

I'm still prone to periods of isolation, still more fearful of the world out there and more averse to pleasure and risk than I'd like to be; I still direct more energy toward controlling and minimizing appetites than toward indulging them.

Energy, Fearful, Risk, World

To a drinker the sensation is real and pure and akin to something spiritual: you seek; in the bottle, you find.

Alcohol, Real, Sensation, Spiritual

When I drank, the part that felt dangerous and needy grew bright and strong and real. The part that coveted love kicked into gear. The yes grew louder than the no.

Alcohol, Gear, Grew, Kicked, Real, Strong