Marshmallow Quotes

“I dreamed I was buying new shoes last night," said Ron. "What d'ya think that's gonna mean?"
"Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something," said Harry.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

“On our own, we are marshmallows and dried spaghetti, but together we can become something bigger.”
― C.B. Cook

“IN 2012, researchers at the University of Rochester, altered the 1968 Stanford Marshmallow experiment in one crucial way. One group of children experienced a broken promise before the marshmallow test was conducted. The researchers left the room and said they would return when the child rang the bell, but then didn't. The other group of children were told the same, but when they rang the bell, the researcher returned. The children in the latter group where the researcher came back, were willing to wait up to 4 times longer - 12 minutes - for a 2nd marshmallow, than the children in the broken promise group.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“Ale přimět se vidět, jak úžasní jste vy sami, to je jako tlačit do kopce obří marshmallow.”
― Jen Sincero, You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

“You feel so soft. It's like tasting a marshmallow in love.”
― Anthony T. Hincks

“[marshmallow study] One detail of the experiment that is less well known is what the children did during those 15 minutes of struggling to not eat the first marshmallow. The researchers observations reveal a literal embodiment of self-binding. The children covered their eyes with their hands or turn around so they can't see the try [with the marshmallows], start kicking the desk, or tug on their pigtails, or stroke the marshmallow as if it were a tiny stuffed animal. Covering eyes and turning away are reminiscent of physical self-binding. Tugging on pigtails suggests using physical pain as a distraction...[]. But what of stroking the marshmallow? This child, instead of turning away from the desired object, made it a pet, far too precious to eat, or at least to eat impulsively.”
― Anna Lembke, Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence

“If she hadn't known that Mallow Island had been famous for its marshmallow candy over a century ago, Trade Street would have told her right away. It was busy and mildly surreal. The sidewalks were crowded with tourists taking pictures of old, narrow buildings painted in faded pastel colors. Nearly every restaurant and bakery had a chalkboard sign with a marshmallow item on its menu---marshmallow popcorn, chocolate milk served in toasted marshmallow cups, sweet potato fries with marshmallow dipping sauce.”
― Sarah Addison Allen, Other Birds: A Novel