“Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of charm.”
Cyril Connolly (1903–1974) British author
"Told in Gath" (a parody of Aldous Huxley)
The Condemned Playground (1945)
[on foreign food]
Live At The Top Of The Tower [2000]
“Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of charm.”
Cyril Connolly (1903–1974) British author
"Told in Gath" (a parody of Aldous Huxley)
The Condemned Playground (1945)
“Water, salt, cucumbers, garlic and”
Regina Spektor (1980) American singer-songwriter and pianist
Songs (2002)
“Paranoia's the garlic in life's kitchen, right, you can never have too much.”
Thomas Pynchon book Bleeding Edge
Variant: Paranoia's the garlic in life's kitchen
Source: Bleeding Edge (2013), p. 11
“What's Buffy got? A wooden stake, some garlic. Xena has a full arsenal of weapons.”
Lucy Lawless (1968) New Zealand actress
Remarking on who would win in a fight, in a pair-up between her character Xena and Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer — reported in San Antonio Express-News staff (May 16, 2000) San Antonio Express-News, "'Dirty Dancing' sequel set", p. 4D.
“Angel of Death ain't kissing me! I'm full of garlic!”
Mel Brooks (1926) American director, writer, actor, and producer
The 2,000 Year Old Man (and sequels)
Erma Bombeck (1927–1996) When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent le…
“I can now say: All the sages of Israel are in my estimation like a garlic peel.”
Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810) Ukrainian rabbi
Attributed