A compendium of wit and witticisms on the topic of food and feasting, from writers and celebrities throughout the ages Such quotes include: "Tell me what you eat and I will tell you who you are."--Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin "Civilized adults do not take apple juice with dinner."--Fran Lebowitz "Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast."--Oscar Wilde "Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside."--Mark Twain "The trouble with the world is that everybody in it is three drinks behind."--Humphrey Bogart "You can never be too rich or too thin."--The Duchess of Windsor "I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number you get in a diamond."--Mae West "Life is too short to stuff mushrooms."--Shirley Conrant