Quotes About Indulgence

I am not in the least forbidden. You may sample me all you choose.

There is no sterner moralist than pleasure.

Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon, So costly were they; carpets, every stitch Of workmanship so rare, they make you wish You could glide o'er them like a golden fish.

Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, sermons and soda water the day after.

There is no living in the world without a complaisant indulgence for people's weaknesses, and innocent, though ridiculous vanities. If a man has a mind to be thought wiser, and a woman handsomer, than they really are, their error is a comfortable one to themselves, and an innocent one with regard to other people; and I would rather make them my friends by indulging them in it it, than my enemies, by endeavouring, and that to no purpose, to undeceive them.

Well, then, good night to you; you have no objection, I hope, to my being drunk to-night, which I certainly will be.

All malt liquors fatten, or at least bloat; and I hope you do not deal much in them.

He had relieved whores beyond counting of frocks, stays, chemises, garters, and stockings. He had never before in his life unbuttoned a gently bred maiden's glove. He'd committed salacious acts beyond number. He'd never before felt so depraved as he did now, as the last pearl came free and he drew the soft kid down, baring her wrist, and his dark fingers grazed the delicate skin he'd exposed.

That cake tasted good. But the cake in the garbage tasted better. It was the best cake I ever ate.

To a kid who asked for a second cookie: "You already have one cookie you're eating. Why do you need another?" "I want to be ready for when this one is gone.

sure, I've heard the weight-loss gurus spouting their "nothing tastes as good as being thin feels" mantra, and as I've said before—BULLSHIT. The times in my life when I have been thin, I enjoyed it well enough, but trust me, PLENTY of stuff tastes WAY better than being thin feels. For that matter, come to think of it, FEELING FULL FEELS better than being thin does.

Strength is the ability to break up a solid piece of chocolate—and then eat just one of the pieces.

The calories in chocolate don't count because chocolate comes from the cocoa bean, and everyone knows that beans are good for you.

Chocolate is not a matter of life and death--it's more important than that.

He handed her the other half of his candy bar. She stared at it like it was a brick of gold. I'm on a diet. But she took it. A see-food diet, apparently. I see food and I eat it.

Chocolate is cheaper than therapy, and you don't need an appointment.

If you're going to ask me if the muffins are low fat, you should know I'm running out of places to hide all the dead bodies.

Started to go to the gym," she said. "You know, to work off some of the baby fat. Only I couldn't find my membership card and a new one was ten bucks. And since a doughnut and coffee was only three bucks, guess who saved seven bucks this morning?

If I ever get the chance to eat you, I promise you'll like it.

Everything's better with chocolate.

Maybe we should go to the gym later and do some crunches or something, Willa said, sounding less than enthused about this propect. Kylie shook her head. My brain just auto-corrected the word crunches to cupcakes...

By the age of thirty-five, women have only a few taste buds left: one for alcohol, one for cheese, and one for chocolate.

Okay, so maybe chocolate doesn't make the world go around, but it sure makes the trip worthwhile.

Maybe man cannot live on chocolate alone, but a woman can.