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.
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.
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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.
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.
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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.
