Laurie Colwin Quotes

Home is, I suppose just a child's idea. A house at night, and a lamp in the house. A place to feel safe.

The perfect antidote to dark, cold and creepy is light, warm and cozy.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

Home, more than anything, means warmth and bed.

Ever since I was little, I loved soup! Whether I was sick or had a bad day, my momma would always make me soup!

Nothing chills out the soul like the comfort of tea and a potato.

Somebody bought me a Snuggie as a joke gift. Haha, the joke's on you, I enjoy it. I toss and turn at night, finally a blanket that's like, 'I'm going to keep you warm.' It's like having a small child with polio keep you in a full nelson - the perfect pressure.

You don't have to be smart or anything. The fire warms you.

Stew's so comforting on a rainy day.

There's something rather comforting about putting on an apron.

Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing.

There's nothing better than curling up with a good book and sitting in front of the fire on winter evenings.

By the end of the day, I just want someone to feed me.

I love being home and being cozy, even if it's in a nightgown and some UGG boots!

I like comfort and I like simplicity.

I feel comfortable whenever I step on the floor.

I don't know why, but the warmth and the comfort of flickering light help. And a fire, in the fireplace or on the beach, is very comforting. I think when you make something consistent and familiar, it helps. I light candles every single night in my home.

I love the sound of it," Trina whispers, as if speaking too loudly might interrupt the drumming patter of the rain outside. "It makes me want to sleep. Snuggle my head right up in your armpit and snore for three days." "My armpit?" Mark repeats. "Good thing we all showered up in the storm this morning. My pits smell like roses. Go ahead and get comfy.

One evening when I had my wood-burning stove going I realized I hadn't thought of dessert.

I think that the world should be full of cats and full of rain, that's all, just cats and rain, rain and cats, very nice, good night.

Shut the door not that it lets in the cold but that it lets out the coziness.

It's impossible to be unhappy while wearing a poncho!

Just the act of cooking made her feel better, because cooking was life.

Soup not only warms you and is easy to swallow and to digest, it also creates the illusion in the back of your mind that Mother is there.

There is no place more delightful than home.