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Quotes About Spice

Variety is definitely the spice of life but I love writing office romances (I was a secretary before I became a writer), because it's every girl's dream to meet that gorgeous hunky boss who sweeps her off her feet and takes her out of her dull routine.
~ Helen Brooks
Anytime you do something Latino, yeah, I love the color, the spice.
~ Esai Morales
Spice Girls (Group)
~ Girl Power!
So," he explains. "Take the piece of bread, dip it in the olive oil and then in the spice and nut mix, and then smear some of the spicy carrot dip on top." The appetizer is complicated to assemble, but absolutely delicious. The bread, a hearty baguette from La Boulangerie, is a chewy, crusty foil for the buttery oil, savory crunchy nut mixture, and sweet and spicy carrot puree. An explosion of flavor and texture. He also has some creamy local chèvre, and marinated olives.
~ Stacey Ballis
I want coffee to taste of coffee. Maybe a little cream and sugar. I do not want coffee that tastes of potpourri or fruit or nuts or like licking the bottom of my spice drawer. And while I should not be eating donuts to begin with, I REALLY don't want to waste precious donut-related calories on Dunkin'. I'll head to the Doughnut Vault for a pistachio or coconut old fashioned, or maybe grab a Chocolate Bacon from Fritz Bakery for a real treat.
~ Stacey Ballis
If jealousy was the vindaloo of love, I'd imagined her tongue burning, and such a fire forcing her to spill her truth.
~ Hanif Kureishi
Sometimes hot sauce was the only way I knew I was still alive.
~ Michael Connelly
I love love songs. But I love pop music as well: Girls Aloud, Kylie, the Spice Girls, East 17, Mika.
~ Adele
Nothing is pleasant that is not spiced with variety.
~ Francis Bacon
He who controls the spice controls the universe.
~ Frank Herbert
I love to travel with my own hot sauce, and I have it in packets so I no longer have to be disturbed by TSA.
~ Wendy Williams
The Caribbean is not an idyll, not to its natives. They draw their working strength from it organically, like trees, like the sea almond or the spice laurel of the heights.
~ Derek Walcott
More than trends, consumers need functionality. Everything needs an element of fashion, but that's more like a spice.
~ Tadashi Yanai
New Year, new month, new day, new moment, all places we have never been before. Enjoy each experience with relish & spice... tasty times ahead.
~ Michael Levy
You're looking at that chick like you want to roll her up in a taco and put your hot sauce all over her.
~ J.R. Ward
They started on the ice creams: cinnamon, crème fraîche, and Damson plum. Ever had Damson plum ice cream? Nope. Nice color. The plum ice cream was vanilla marbled with a rich winery purple. By 'cinnamon,' do they mean cinnamon the spice? As opposed to what? The candy. Try it. Plus, it's pink. Oh.
~ Michelle Wildgen
Infatuation was a good thing. It gave spice to life, and added to its enjoyment... But it was different from love. Love was worth everything, and couldn't be exchanged for anything.
~ Paulo Coelho
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~ Bram Stoker
Melange is the financial crux of CHOAM activities. Without this spice, Bene Gesserit Reverend Mothers could not perform feats of observation and human control, Guild Navigators could not see safe pathways across space, and billions of Imperial citizens would die of addictive withdrawal. Any simpleton knows that such dependence upon a single commodity leads to abuse. We are all at risk.
~ Brian Herbert
The Spacing Guild has worked for centuries to surround our elite Navigators with mystique. They are revered, from the lowest Pilot to the most talented Steersman. They live in tanks of spice gas, see all paths through space and time, guide ships to the far reaches of the Imperium. But no one knows the human cost of becoming a Navigator. We must keep this a secret, for if they really knew the truth, they would pity us.
~ Brian Herbert
Here the spice was everywhere: in the air, food, garments, wall hangings and rugs. Melange was intertwined with sietch life as much as water.
~ Brian Herbert
Traditionally, Guild Navigators masked their appearance, keeping themselves hidden in thick clouds of spice gas. It was generally believed that the process of becoming a Navigator transformed a person into something other than human, something more evolved. The Guild said nothing to confirm or deny the speculations.
~ Brian Herbert
Pay attention, Shaddam. Spice is vital, and yet all production is controlled by a single House on a single world. The threat of a bottleneck is enormous, even with Imperial oversight and pressure from CHOAM. For the stability of the Imperium, we need a better source of melange. We should create it synthetically if we have to. We need an alternative." He turned to the Crown Prince, his dark eyes glittering. "One that's in our control.
~ Brian Herbert
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, he said, BUT I COULD MURDER A CURRY.
~ Terry Pratchett