Chocolate ... This word itself has a special charm, isn't it? Chocolate has always held an exceptional position. The ancient Aztecs attributed magical properties to the cold and sharp "chocolatl". In Renaissance Europe, a cup of hot cocoa was a symbol of luxury and respectability. In tsarist Russia, aristocrats certainly began breakfast with this gourmet drink, which was considered a sign of good taste.
Surprisingly, to this day this delicacy is beyond competition. Some find genuine pleasure in it, others find consolation, and others find inspiration. Its magical attraction is glorified by poets, painters, photographers and directors all over the world. Quotes about chocolate can be found in fiction and memoirs of famous people. This collection contains the most famous of them.
Chocolate in Literature and Cinema
Numerous episodes involving chocolate are already found in classical literature. In the works of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Gogol and Turgenev, the heroes order cocoa in taverns, serve it for breakfast, as it should be in every decent house, and also give chocolates to children.
Chocolate is traditionally considered a truly feminine weakness, a favorite treat of every spoiled coquette. After all, a woman who does not like sweets simply cannot be happy. No wonder Marina Tsvetaeva herself called for “treating sadness with chocolate”.
How pale you are! This is because you see in life only its sad side and do not like chocolate. (Ethel Lilian Voynich, “Gadfly”)
Chocolate is a good thing. There are young ladies who love only the bitter variety - arrogant gourmet. (Vladimir Nabokov, Despair)
If a person has no interest in chocolate, then he has mental problems. (Haruki Murakami, “Dance. Dance.”)
However, the influence of sweets on the level of mood is by no means an invention of writers. The fact that this fact has scientific confirmation, even the hero of the fairy tale story of Roald Dahl Willy Wonka knew:
Do you know that chocolate promotes the production of endorphins, creates a feeling of love?
Candies do not make sense. That's why they are sweets.
The famous film "Chocolate" based on the novel of the same name by Joanne Harris is a magical story about love, fulfillment of desires and, of course, about the amazing properties of a bitter-sweet treat. Here, the preparation of dessert is not an ordinary kitchen process, but a real magic ritual:
The food of the gods, bubbling and foaming in ritual bowls. The bitter elixir of life.
And, perhaps, one of the most famous quotes about chocolate belongs to the main character of the movie “Forrest Gump”:
Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what kind of filling gets caught.
Chocolate in the aphorisms of famous people
Diaries of famous travelers, notes of historians and memoirs of famous people also contain numerous quotes about sweets and chocolate. Which is not surprising, because at all times he was a symbol of luxury, refined pleasure and passion.
In the biographies of Giovanni Casanova you can find evidence of his extreme addiction to this drink. Chocolate at that time was considered the strongest aphrodisiac. However, the famous seducer not only treated himself to it, but also “warmed up” his mistresses.
Chocolate is like a symbol of an easy, sparkling real life that cannot be tamed by any prohibitions. (J. Casanova)
Not only the legendary Casanova, but also the English writer Charles Dickens loved to start his morning with a cup of hot cocoa. “No chocolate - no breakfast,” wrote the famous classic.
For modern man, chocolate has ceased to be literally "food of the gods." Now this is an affordable pleasure, familiar to everyone since childhood. Nevertheless, love for him does not cease, chocolate is still a favorite among all the sweets of the world.
Everything else is just food. And chocolate is chocolate. (Patrick Catling, British writer and journalist)
Chocolate will make everyone smile, even a banker! (Benvul Stockker, confectionery manufacturer)
Chocolate is edible happiness. (Ursula Cohaupt)
Novel with Chocolate
Why is chocolate so firmly associated with love and happiness in our minds? Perhaps the reason is not only in his special “chemistry”, but also in the fact that a box of chocolates or sweet tiles is a generally accepted sign of attention, a symbol of sincere sympathy and care. Chocolate is given to children, friends and beloved women, thus expressing the warmest feelings.
Chocolate was my only love, and he never betrayed me. (Audrey Hepburn)
Chocolate is not a substitute for love. Love is a substitute for chocolate. (Miranda Ingram, writer)
After 20 years of marriage, I seem to have begun to understand what a woman wants. The answer to the question: something between dialogue and chocolate. (Mel Gibson)
It is not surprising that in moments of sadness and loneliness people so often remember him, and the king of sweets always comes to the rescue.