Ludwig Bemelmans

“Caviar is to dining what a sable coat is to a girl in evening dress.”

“For gypsies do not like to stay -They only come to go away.”

“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vinesLived twelve little girls in two straight linesIn two straight lines they broke their breadAnd brushed their teeth and went to bed.They left the house at half past nineIn two straight lines in rain or shine-The smallest one was Madeline.”

“The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection.”

“I don't keep any copy of my books around... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them.”

“To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach.”