Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.

Peter De Vries

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Topic

Gluttony Food Coping mechanisms

Speaker

Mrs. Thicknesse

Author

Peter De Vries

Source

Comfort Me With Apples

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1956 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

United States

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Citation

De Vries, Peter. Comfort Me with Apples. Little, Brown & Company, 1956.

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Stephen Sondheim

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America
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Anita

Author

Stephen Sondheim
Source
America West Side Story
Medium
Song Musical
Genre
Great American songbook
Language
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Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Sondheim, Stephen. "America." West Side Story. Composed by Leonard Bernstein. 26 Sept. 1957, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, New York, USA.

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Eat no onions nor garlic, for we are to utter sweet breath.

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Bad breath Food
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Author

William Shakespeare
Source
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Medium
Play
Genre
Comedy (play)
Statement Type
Advice
Language
English
Time
1599 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Lord Chamberlain's Men, c. 1599, The Theatre, London, England, UK, act 4, sc. 2.

Current Citation

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