“It takes a little time, but the pleasures of cooking begin before the pleasures of the palate, and preparing means anticipating ...”
“Alcohol carries the pleasures of the palate to their highest degree.”
“Anticipation is the greater part of pleasure.”
“I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.”
“Anticipating pain was like enduring it twice. Why not anticipate pleasure instead?”
“Oh, the sweet, painful pleasure of anticipation!”