Onion Quotes

“Life is an onion - you peel it year by year and sometimes cry.”
― Carl Sandburg, Remembrance Rock

“A woman always has half an onion left over, no matter what the size of the onion, the dish or the woman”
― Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment

“True friends chop the onions and cry together.”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“Outside of having kids, getting tattooed is one of the worst mistakes a person can make, yet somehow (much like having kids) millions of people do it every year. ”
― Aviva Yael

“In the kingdom of spices, garlic is the king.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“Its an onion tree. Every time Sam takes off an onion, two more will grow in its place.”
― Gail Bowen, The Wandering Soul Murders

“I'm like an onion. You can peel away my layers, but the further you go, the more it'll make you cry.”
― Laura Carstairs-Waters

“Writers are like onions, layers upon layers upon layers.”
― Luke Taylor, The Quiet Kill

“Could it be, God forbid, that nationality is only a superficial, insignificant layer of the onion that is your being? What would you think of the man who would say of himself 'I am an overcoat' just because he happened to be wearing one?”
― Jean-Christophe Valtat, Luminous Chaos

“Oregano, garlic powder, cayenne. The words ring in my head and, although I hadn't been planning on it, I grab some fresh ginger that 'Buela uses for tea. I pull some soy sauce packets out of a drawer we throw fast-food items in. "Put those onions in the pan with the olive oil, 'Buela."
"Sofrito?" she asks. But I'm not making the usual base.
"Something a little different this time." She tosses the onion into the oil, peels and crushes the garlic in el pilón, and then spoons that into the skillet, too.”
― Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High

“According to the artichoke theory, man had some inner essence, or “heart”; according to the onion theory, once you had unwrapped all the layers of society off of man, there was nothing there. Seen from this perspective, the idea of an onion masquerading as an artichoke seemed sinister, even sociopathic.”
― Elif Batuman, The Idiot

“A few layers of what was once a stinky onion reveal themselves. Charles respects and protects the women in his life. My heart rate picks up a beat or two.”
― Samantha Verant, The Spice Master at Bistro Exotique

“Ако не искате да миришете на лук, изяжте две скилидки чесън.”
― Народна мъдрост

“To stupid or what???
I really don't get it... why do you agree always!?
Don't you have an opinion... so far I have onion with prefix "Op" and what somehow from nowhere a prefix and suffix I build a word called itself an a "opinion"...”
― Deyth Banger

“I'll never let you brood over my numbness
As long as your onion love I peel and cry
I'll never let you taste my salty confusions
As long as your closed-door I latch and sigh

- From the poem- Behind”
― Munia Khan, To Evince the Blue

“When an orange tastes like an onion, the knife takes the blame.
But it is the one who handed us the knife that should be questioned.”
― Paul Bamikole

“Oooh! Bacon and onion miso soup!
Aaah! This too!"
Unexpectedly, the bacon matches ridiculously well with the miso!
The unique aroma of dried tuna stock tickles the nose.
That coupled with the thick sweetness of the onions...
... wraps the whole body in fresh spring bliss!”
― Yuto Tsukuda, 食戟のソーマ 8 [Shokugeki no Souma 8]

“They close their eyes to the onion.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“When they look at our banner, all they see is a tall black ship flying on the wind. They close their eyes to the onion.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“On his good days, he tried to teach me everything he knew."

"What about his bad days?"

"On his bad days, he generally thought he was an onion."

"That's awful."

"No, it's not. What was awful was when he thought he was a potato masher."

"Oh.”
― Sage Blackwood, Jinx's Magic

“That's the only one left. That nice old wizard who used to live there---"

"Egbert the Onion?"

"Even when he thought he was an onion, he was a very kind onion," said Sophie.”
― Sage Blackwood, Jinx's Magic

“I am of the opinion that, in most cases, onions should be eaten in their raw form. Why? Because they are magnificent.”
― Aesop Rock

“Cooking an onion drains everything interesting about its taste and texture, and propels it into the world of mush.”
― Aesop Rock

“I feel like grilled onions are way more popular across the board, and this angers me.”
― Aesop Rock

“The flavor of a large yellow onion, freshly peeled and sliced, is one of my favorite things in the world.”
― Aesop Rock

“I had a great aunt, Leona, who would sit and eat raw onions with me like apples as a kid. She would pour salt on the table cloth, dip it in and take a bite. What a genius.”
― Aesop Rock

“While their may be some exceptions (the aforementioned patty melt, French onion soup, etc.), by in large the flavor and crunchiness of a raw onion in comparison to its cooked version is vastly superior.”
― Aesop Rock

“I love my omelets with cheese and raw onions. I take a fat slice of raw onion on my burgers. BLT? BLTO!”
― Aesop Rock

“We should be eating onions raw because they are better that way. This is not a matter of opinion.”
― Aesop Rock

“CARAMELIZED ONION AND ANCHOVY FLATBREAD
Pissaladière

This is a classic at Provençal buffets and apéritifs. It may be the perfect food: sweet, salty, doughy, and portable--- who could ask for anything more?”
― Elizabeth Bard, Picnic in Provence: A Memoir with Recipes