quote

Julie Powell > Quotes > Quotable Quote

Julie Powell
“If I had thought the beef marrow might be a hell of a lot of work for not much difference, I needn’t have worried. The taste of the marrow is rich, meaty, intense in a nearly-too-much way. In my increasingly depraved state, I could think of nothing at first but that it tasted like really good sex. But there was something more than that, even. What it really tastes like is life, well lived. Of course the cow I got marrow from had a fairly crappy life – lots of crowds and overmedication and bland food that might or might not have been a relative. But deep in his or her bones, there was a capacity for feral joy. I could taste it.”
Julie Powell, Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously
tags: beef , cooking , cows , food , life , marrow , meat , sex


Twitter_icon

Like

Friends Who Like This Quote


To see what your friends thought of this quote, please sign up!

All Quotes | My Quotes | Add A Quote

Play The 'Guess That Quote' Game

This Quote Is From

Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
31,922 ratings, average rating, 5,504 reviews
buy a copy


Browse By Tag


humor (11674)
love (10348)
inspirational (9411)
life (7964)
funny (2718)
writing (2652)
death (2341)
truth (2106)
religion (2072)
philosophy (1877)
romance (1858)
poetry (1849)
god (1758)
books (1693)
wisdom (1499)
politics (1351)
science (1266)
music (1213)
art (1208)
humour (1195)
happiness (1155)
women (1134)
reading (1126)
war (1113)
friendship (1030)
inspiration (1007)
faith (998)
kindlehighlight (976)
relationships (971)
freedom (901)

More...