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Buttered Quotes

Warm toast, warmer memories.

This set of buttered quotes leans on hot, buttered toast as shorthand for a Better, simpler kind of comfort, from childhood soup rituals to a perfect, unfussy meal.

When I was a kid and my mom made tomato soup, she would cut buttered toast into squares and float them on top of each bowl.

Quotes by Tom Douglas

A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz.

Quotes by Naveen Andrews

I realized that I've had a really rocky relationship with food - it has not been a gauzy, beautiful summer of ripe melons and perfectly buttered toast.

Quotes by Kate Christensen

I cast my bread on the waters long ago. Now it's time for you to send it back to me - toasted and buttered on both sides.

Quotes by Jesse Jackson

Act Quotes

A book reads the better which is our own, and has been so long known to us, that we know the topography of its blots, and dog's ears, and can trace the dirt in it to having read it at...

Quotes by Charles Lamb

Everyone prefers some foods over others, but some adults take this tendency to an extreme. These people tend to prefer the kinds of bland food they may have enjoyed as children - such as plain or buttered pasta, macaroni and...

Quotes by Andrew Weil

Deliberation, n.: The act of examining one's bread to determine which side it is buttered on.

Quotes by Ambrose Bierce

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the common thread across these buttered quotes?
Nearly every quote centers on buttered toast as a small, dependable comfort, whether floating in tomato soup, eaten hot, or shared between two people as a gesture of goodwill.
Why does buttered toast come up as a childhood memory?
One quote recalls a mother cutting buttered toast into squares to float on tomato soup, tying the food directly to a specific, warm household ritual from early years.
Is there a bittersweet quote in this set?
Yes, one speaker contrasts buttered toast with a life that hasn't felt like a gauzy summer of ripe melons, using the food to highlight a rockier relationship with eating.
What does the 'bread on the waters' buttered quote mean?
It reworks an old saying about generosity returning to you, asking for that kindness to come back 'toasted and buttered on both sides,' meaning doubled and improved.
What other quote topics fit alongside buttered quotes?
Beautiful quotes pair naturally, since several buttered quotes use the toast image to describe an ideal, simple kind of beauty in daily life.

Some entries turn wistful, contrasting buttered toast with a life that has not stayed gauzy or ripe, while another uses toasted bread as a metaphor for reciprocity. See also Beautiful quotes for related imagery.