“People imagined the Cockaigne ("Land of Plenty") menu as full of delectable meats such as hare, deer and wild boar . all which let themselves be caught. Grilled fish leaped out of rivers of wine onto your plate. Roast geese waddled down streets paved in pastry, just begging to be eaten. Flying pigs and buttered birds fell from the sky like rain, directly into people's mouths. People lived in edible houses made of pancake roofs and walls made of sausage.”
Quote by Bob Eckstein
Work
The History of the Snowman: From the Ice Age to the Flea Market
Browse quotes and source details for this work. more
Author
You May Also Like
Source: If He Had Been With Me
“God is more interested in securing my forever happiness than my temporary happiness.”
Source: Confessions of a Boy-Crazy Girl: On Her Journey From Neediness to Freedom
“Sometimes temporary feels like a blessing in a world where love only lasts a second.”
“It is not a loss to sacrifice temporary enjoyment in order to achieve long-term stability.”
“Oh, to love what is lovely, and will not last!”
Source: Devotions: The Selected Poems of Mary Oliver
Source: Pretty Boys Are Poisonous: Poems
Source: Harp and the Lyre: Extraction