Citrus Fruit Quotes

I am a grateful... grapefruit.

I hitchhiked to Miami in 1953, and there were oranges laying on the road, black shantytowns, and marinas with nice boats. The museums were virtually empty.

Every meal I eat, I be like, 'Can I get some orange juice?'

Of this they drank half a pint every day, and sometimes more or less, as it operated, by way of gentle physic. Two others had each two oranges and one lemon given them every day. These they ate with greediness, at different times, upon an empty stomach.

I like to peel oranges.

Life... is like a grapefruit. Well, it's sort of orangey-yellow and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, too. Oh, and some people have half a one for breakfast.

I squeeze oranges every morning to make juice.

We are living in a world today where lemonade is made from artificial flavors and furniture polish is made from real lemons.

Everyone should wake up and have a fresh-squeezed orange every day. By having a fresh glass of orange juice with American oranges, you are supporting the local economy, you have all the vitamin C you need in a day, and you support the environment because you don't use any plastic from bottles or bags.

I know there are California oranges and Florida oranges. When I'm in Florida, I like Florida oranges. Today, I think California oranges are the best, of course.

If I could just get a piece of lemon, it'd be great.

Who wants an orange whip? Orange whip? Orange whip? Three orange whips.

My two essential ingredients are chilies, any kind, dried or fresh; and acid, whether it's citrus - lemon, lime, yuzu - or vinegars. Food has to pop.

Look at the limes in this drink, how they float. That's good news. Next time I'm on a boat, and it capsizes, I will reach for a lime. I'm saved by the buoyancy of citrus.

With a little more tweaking, we could make orange juice in the orange without any packaging or processing.

I'm a sweet eater. I love lemon pie and sweet potato pie.

I have an avocado tree at my place in Los Angeles - it's the smoother-skinned one, which tends to be a little stringy. Often the birds or raccoons get the avocados before I can harvest them. I have figs, too, which are great with prosciutto, of course. I have limes and lemons, which I use to make lemonade.

California is a great place to live if you're an orange.

Look, just tell me where that lemon came from and I'll shut up and go away.

I am like a lemon. I'm pressed for more juice. When I have fun, there's still juice. I am not dried up.

When did the lemons learn the same creed as the sun?

Our holiday food splurge was a small crate of tangerines, which we found ridiculously thrilling after an eight-month abstinence from citrus.... Lily hugged each one to her chest before undressing it as gently as a doll. Watching her do that as she sat cross-legged on the floor one morning in pink pajamas, with bliss lighting her cheeks, I thought: Lucky is the world, to receive this grateful child. Value is not made of money, but a tender balance of expectation and longing.

People think that lemon is good for the voice, but it dries it out.

I've pretty much given up on the orange. I really have. I just don't even bother. It's just either sour, or woody, or the skin's too thick. It's very nice when you come across the perfect orange, because it's really a beautiful experience. But the stakes are too high.

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you got one, it was better than ambrosia.