Gabrielle Zevin Quotes

Sometimes a little comfort food can go a long way.

Chocolate is the go-to ingredient for many people. It is the thing people crave when they are happy and celebrate; it is also the go-to ingredient for many people when we are sad or depressed. It makes us feel better.

It's truly weird how everyone just thinks they can bring me Diet Coke and everything will be okay. Especially since it's pretty much true.-Lizzie Nichols

You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle!

Sometimes, I think Trent just needs a cup of hot chocolate and a blankie.

Everywhere in the world there are tensions - economic, political, religious. So we need chocolate.

When you're on book tours, you definitely need chocolate. At all times.

Ice cream is the perfect buffer, because you can do things in a somewhat lighthearted way. Plus, people have an emotional response to ice cream; it's more than just food. So I think when you combine caring, and eating wonderful food, it's a very powerful combination.

Let's face it, a nice creamy chocolate cake does a lot for a lot of people; it does for me.

I listen to music when I'm feeling down or just a certain way. I don't know what I'd do without it!

I've cooked plenty of meals when I was sad, lonely, depressed, angry, bored, and/or under the weather. My primary aim in these circumstances is generally to cheer myself up, to fill my stomach with something warm so I can feel comforted and fed, usually just with a quick soup or an omelet.

Food is a lot of people's therapy - when we say comfort food, we really mean that. It's releasing dopamine and serotonin in your brain that makes you feel good.

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.

When I was going through sad times, I'd watch 'Cheers' at the end of the day to make me feel better.

I think that the wonderful thing about music and about songs is that you can listen to a three-minute song whenever you feel you need it.

Food can change your mood. It's almost like music a little bit, you know? It can break a fight. It could calm a child down. It could do so many things, and that's what I love.

Sometimes a person comes into an audience after a rough day, and they want to hear something they know.

Food is a huge source of comfort for me.

I think music - it sounds cliche, but music can be very healing.

Music is a saviour for me.

In my darkest moments, I have not eaten an entire pie, but I have turned to other baked goods to find solace.

At home, he's a 100-percent softie; that's who he is. I just blew his cover. When Howard has a really stressful day at work or he feels overwhelmed, it's funny, I point to the foster room. After 30 seconds of being there with these baby kittens or these special needs cats, it just changes your whole mood.

Whenever I am feeling happy or sad, I always find comfort in food.

It would be nice to be a piece of toast. Everyone likes a piece of toast, don't they? No one is ever sad when you offer them a piece of toast, and if I could be that to someone, that would be nice.

Music is entertainment, and we need that in order not to fall into the pit of despair.