Stern Men Quotes

“As humans, after all, we become that which we seek. Dairy farming makes men steady and reliable and temperate; deer hunting makes men quiet and fast and sensitive; lobster fishing makes men suspicious and wily and ruthless.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Stern Men

“A man can’t help where he’s born. A cat can have kittens in the oven, but that don’t make ’em biscuits.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Stern Men

“It was the Senator's opinion that a good, peppery chicken soup could cure anything, even childbirth, so he cooked up a nice batch for Stanley Thomas's wife.”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Stern Men