"Poetry is an act of peace. Peace goes into the making of a poet as flour goes into the making of bread." - Pablo Neruda

”First of all, I love Pablo Neruda - he's one of my favourite poets. I think that most art comes from a place of peace. Obviously, there's art that comes from a darker, more anguished place. But even then, there's peace in terms of acknowledgment of the situation. Or using the art to spark a conversation. You can't have art without that honesty or peace. 

There's a similarity in making bread in terms of how you approach it, the need for patience, to trust the process. It's something that can connect us to people who came before, or that we can use to connect us to our families, friends and community. I think there's a lot of humanity in making bread.” - Submitted my @angelabaking

“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.” - Robert Browning

"I find it captures the gestalt of a beautifully baked loaf of bread. Scientifically, being able to manipulate Maillard reactions, flavours, and textures of bread is exciting. But when you actually experience eating that bread - it is ethereal." - Submitted by @andreajdehaan

“Don’t be intimidated - mistakes and “failures” are just opportunities to learn. (Besides, messed up bread often still tastes good!)” - Emily Buehler

“I would have quit sourdough without this quote.” - Submitted by @stacyyyyorrrrrr

“All sorrows are less with bread” - Miguel de Cervantes from Don Quixote

Submitted by @withbreadbakery and @one.loaf

"Think of yeast as a time machine."

Richard Bertinet, Baker, author of Crumb