Breaking Bread Quotes

“This ends now. We’re breaking bread.” The waiter gets to us before Thommo’s had time to peruse.
“Do you have bread?”
“We have croissants.”
Thommo blinks. “We’re breaking croissant.”
“One croissant?” the waiter asks.
“With three plates.”
“They’re very small.” He mimes the croissant’s size.
“Then bring small plates,” Thommo says.”
― Will Kostakis, The Sidekicks

“Our fear of others only ends when we bring them in from the terrifying darkness to our fireside and share our bread and companionship with them. Then, and only then, may we find the light together.”
― Stewart Stafford

“Nevertheless, I'm not sure I can quite express what is so basic, so right, so utterly human about cooking and eating together. As far back as you can go in history, you find human beings gathering around tables for the purpose of eating together. Offering food and water is an instinctive act of courtesy in almost every culture around the world. In the Bible and Jewish-Christian tradition, breaking bread together is perhaps both the humblest and the most meaningful reflection of unity.”
― Joshua Becker, The Minimalist Home: A Room-by-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life