Chocolate… The word itself has a special charm, doesn't it? Chocolate has always occupied an exceptional position. The ancient Aztecs attributed magical properties to the cold and spicy "chocolatl". In Renaissance Europe, a cup of hot cocoa was a symbol of luxury and respectability. In tsarist Russia, aristocrats certainly started breakfast with this exquisite drink, which was considered a sign of good taste.
Surprisingly, to this day this delicacy is out of competition. Some find genuine pleasure in it, others find consolation, others find inspiration. Its magical attraction is celebrated by poets, painters, photographers and directors all over the world. Quotes about chocolate can be found in works of art and memoirs of famous people. This selection presents 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 characters order cocoa in taverns, serve it for breakfast, as it should be in every decent house, and also give chocolateschildren.
Chocolate is traditionally considered a truly feminine weakness, a favorite delicacy of every spoiled coquette. After all, a woman who does not like sweets simply cannot be happy. No wonder Marina Tsvetaeva herself called for “chocolate to cure sadness.”
How pale you are! It's because you only see the sad side of life and don't like chocolate. (Ethel Lilian Voynich, The Gadfly)
Chocolate is a good thing. There are young ladies who love only the bitter variety - haughty gourmets. (Vladimir Nabokov, Despair)
If a person has no interest in chocolate, then he has mental problems. (Haruki Murakami, "Dance. 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 was known even by the hero of the fairy tale by Roald Dahl, Willy Wonka:
Did you know that chocolate releases endorphins, makes you feel in love?
Candy doesn't 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 bittersweet treat. Here, the preparation of dessert is not an ordinary kitchen process, but a real magical ritual:
Food of the gods, bubbling and frothing in ritual bowls. The bitter elixir of life.
And, perhaps, one of the most famous quotes about chocolate belongs to the protagonist of the movie "Forrest Gump":
Life is like a box of chocolates. Neveryou don't know what stuffing you'll get.
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 one 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 them, but also "warmed up" his mistresses.
Chocolate is like a symbol of light, sparkling real life, which cannot be tamed by any prohibitions. (J. Casanova)
Not only the legendary Casanova, but also the English writer Charles Dickens liked to start his morning with a cup of hot cocoa. "No chocolate - no breakfast" - wrote the famous classic.
Chocolate has ceased to be literally “food of the gods” for modern man. Now it is an affordable pleasure, familiar to everyone since childhood. Nevertheless, love for him does not subside, chocolate is still a favorite among all the sweets in the world.
Everything else is just food. And chocolate is chocolate. (Patrick Catling, British writer and journalist)
Chocolate will make everyone smile, even the banker! (Benwool Stokker, confectionery manufacturer)
Chocolate is edible happiness. (Ursula Kohaupt)
Chocolate Romance
Why is chocolate so strongly associated with love and happiness in our minds? Perhaps the reason is not only in its special “chemistry”, but also in the fact that a box of chocolates or a sweet tile 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)
No wonder that in moments of sadness and loneliness, people think of him so often, and the king of sweets always comes to the rescue.
