“They had nationalities even: Thai eggplant, Chinese eggplant, Italian eggplant. The United Nations of eggplants terrified me because I knew the oblong purple vegetable as baingan, brinjal in English, and I could cook it in five different ways. Would this exotic brinjal still yield to my hands?” FoodFood Quotes Book:The Radiance of a Thousand Suns Source: The Radiance of a Thousand Suns
“I could travel back in time, way back, when at a home with too many mouths to feed, love was a constant accompaniment to each spare meal. …. With my food, I could recall the person I used to be. Before everything changed.” PastFoodFood Quotes Book:The Radiance of a Thousand Suns Source: The Radiance of a Thousand Suns