“In a museum in London there is an exhibit called "The Value of Man": a long coffinlike box with lots of compartments where they've put starch phosphorus flour bottles of water and alcohol and big pieces of gelatin. I am a man like that.” MenLongBigsValuesWaterPiecesBoxesLondonAlcoholBottlesMuseumsExhibitsFlourPhosphorusGelatin Author:Stephane Mallarme
“Freezing concentrates sugar (maple sugar), alcohol, and salt solutions as efficiently as heating distils water or alcohol from solutions. Open pans of maple sugar can have the surface ice removed regularly (each day) until a sugar concentrate remains. Salts in water, and alcohol in ferment liquors can be concentrated in the same way.” WayWaterSolutionsRemainsSurfaceAlcoholIceEach DaySugarSaltLiquorFreezingMapleHeating Author:Bill Mollison
“Frenchmen drink wine just like we used to drink water before Prohibition.” UsedWaterDrinkWineAlcoholProhibitionDrink WaterFrenchmen Author:Ring Lardner, Jr.
“I don’t like water. I drink Diet Coke. Nor do I smoke, or drink alcohol or even sip a café. I don’t look after myself. I don’t do yoga, Pilates, those things. I hate physical effort, I don’t run anywhere, but I am super-energetic. Make-up? I just black my eyes and that’s it. My hair? I get it cut on set (fashion shoots), I never go to a hairdresser. I’m not sure I’m French. You think I’m not smart enough?” ThinkingLooksEnoughEyeRunningHateBlackWaterEffortCuttingFashionHairDrinkSmartYogaI HateAlcoholSmokeDietsNot SureEnergeticCokePilatesHairdresserThings I HateDiet Coke Author:Emmanuelle Alt