I was going to delve into ten facts about spuds but wound up with round of tasty quotes instead. Dish up!
- “Unbelievable as it may seem, one-third of all vegetables consumed in the United States come from just three sources: French fries, potato chips, and iceberg lettuce.” ― Marion Nestle
- “I bought a big bag of potatoes and it’s growing eyes like crazy. Other foods rot. Potatoes want to see.” ― Bill Callahan, Letters to Emma Bowlcut
- “Potatoes are to food what sensible shoes are to fashion.” ― Linda Wells
- “A lucky person is someone who plants pebbles and harvests potatoes.” — Greek proverb
- “Potatoes are very interesting folks. I think they must see a lot of what is going on in the earth — they have so many eyes.” — Opal Whiteley
- “Look at that moon. Potato weather for sure.” — Thornton Wilder
- “Every Irishman, the saying goes, has a potato in his head.” — Augustus Hare
- “It is always wise to make too much potato salad. Even if you are cooking for two, make enough for five. Potato salad improves with age — that is, if you are lucky enough to have any left over.” — Laurie Colwin
- “Zen … does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.” — Alan Watts
- “Murder is like potato chips: you can’t stop with just one.” — Stephen King
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