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For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation. – Mary Schmich

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A line from one of my 1997 columns – Do one thing every day that scares you – is now widely attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt, though I have yet to see any evidence that she ever said it and I dont believe she did. She said some things about fear, but not that thing. – Mary Schmich

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Fear
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The movies we love and admire are to some extent a function of who we are when we see them. – Mary Schmich

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movies
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Dont expect anyone else to support you. Maybe youll have a trust fund. Maybe youll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out. – Mary Schmich

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Trust
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I like to use I Cant Believe its Not Butter on my toast in the morning, because sometimes when I eat breakfast, I like to be incredulous. How was breakfast? Unbelievable. – Demetri Martin

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A bagel is a doughnut with the sin removed. – George Rosenbaum

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I have an impressionable palate. A well-worded menu or beautifully presented dish excites me. I get a great deal of pleasure just thinking about food. – Gayle King

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Health food may be good for the conscience but Oreos taste a hell of a lot better. – Robert Redford

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