Robertson Davies Quotes

Cooking certain dishes, like roast pork, reminds me of my mother.

My mum was my primary school cook which was handy because she used to give me extra portions. After school me and my brother used to go in the kitchen and wait for her there, and she used to give us a bit of cake and things.

I have many memories of waking up to eat breakfast that my mother carefully prepared for us and her saying, what do y'all want for lunch, and as we're eating lunch, what do y'all want for dinner? It's always about the next meal.

One of my favorite memories from growing up in Brazil is being in the kitchen with my family and watching everyone bake and cook.

We never got much in the way of material things, but if you can be spoiled by good cooking, my mom spoiled me three times a day all my life.

Anyone who doesn't miss the past never had a mother.

When my mother first passed away some time ago, I didn't enjoy food anymore. I just ate to live. My mother had always cooked so well that I didn't think I could follow her.

My earliest memory is making peach cobbler with my grandmother. A wonderful memory. I grew up in a restaurant family - B.B.Q. restaurant.

We grew up devout Catholics, so my trips to San Juan always include going to the churches that we used to go to and lighting candles and everything. Everything I do in San Juan is what I used to do with my mom, kind of as a tribute to her.

As a child, I first wanted to be a cook because my mother was such a good cook.

I have just one black and white photograph left of my mother when she was younger. She was 17 when it was taken and beautiful with wispy curls and eyes that shone like dark marbles.

My mother used to make the most amazing yogurt.

My mother always carries around these postcard pictures of me.

My mom is a really good cook. We used to make dumplings together.

When I smell pho, I just automatically think of my mom. All these nostalgic feelings and memories come rushing through my head.

I have very vivid memories of my mother reading to us as kids.

I remember vividly, as a kid, my mother had 'Jesus Was a Capricorn' and used to listen to it over and over and over.

I know every child thinks of their mother as superwoman; I certainly did.

A lot of people who come to my restaurant bring their parents over because it brings back good memories.

My mother made wonderful cheesecake. She loved cheesecake. She ate it every day of her life.

I pile up the press clippings and send them off to my mother. She's got a scrapbook going back to when I was, like, eight years old.

When I was little, my mom made all of my costumes.

A handsome period of my childhood was spent at our house in Tollygunge.

I was raised in a musical house. Marvin Gaye. Boyz II Men. Jodeci. My mom always played that Toni Braxton song, 'Un-Break My Heart.' When I hear that song, it still puts me right back in the car with her.

My mum made the best roasts.