Ludwig Bemelmans
Ludwig Bemelmans
Ludwig Bemelmanswas an Austria-Hungary-born American writer and illustrator of children's books and an internationally known gourmet. He is known best for the Madeline picture books. Six were published from 1939 to 1961; a seventh was discovered after his death and published posthumously in 1999...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionChildren's Author
Date of Birth27 April 1898
CountryAustria
police helping wonderful
It's always wonderful when something altogether wrong ends right, without the help of either religion or the police.
going-away gypsy
For gypsies do not like to stay - They only come to go away.
food character order
America is a land of healthy appetites. It is not in the American character to live in order to eat. Rather, the reverse is true. Many try, but just as Americans don't make good gigolos, nether do they make good gourmets.
book writing done
I don't keep my books around... they would embarrass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them.
father riding gourmet-food
To be a gourmet you must start early, as you must begin riding early to be a good horseman. You must live in France, your father must have been a gourmet. Nothing in life must interest you but your stomach.
appreciation real known
Only one who has known how troubled life can be, has a real appreciation of it when it is good
food artist perfection
Actually, the true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection.
constantly creatures finding seldom trouble
The true gourmet, like the true artist, is one of the unhappiest creatures existent. His trouble comes from so seldom finding what he constantly seeks: perfection.
books copy finish kick
I don't keep any copy of my books around... they would embarass me. When I finish writing my books, I kick them in the belly, and have done with them.