Kerr, Jean -- Essay (1957-08), “Aunt Jean’s Marshmallow Fudge Diet,” Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 215, No. 1287

Dave — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 19:08:53 +0000

If you have formed the habit of checking on every new diet that comes along, you will find that, mercifully, they all blur together, leaving you with only one definite piece of information: french-fried potatoes are out.

Jean Kerr (1922-2003) American author and playwright [b. Bridget Jean Collins]
Essay (1957-08), “Aunt Jean’s Marshmallow Fudge Diet,” Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 215, No. 1287
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Collected in Please Don’t Eat the Daisies (1957).

Milne, A. A. -- Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 2 “Pooh Goes Visiting” (1926)

Dave — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:56:53 +0000

“How long does getting thin take?” Pooh asked anxiously.

A. A. Milne (1882-1956) English poet and playwright [Alan Alexander Milne]
Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 2 “Pooh Goes Visiting” (1926)
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While stuck in Rabbit's hole.

WIST Quotations

Kerr, Jean -- Essay (1957-08), “Aunt Jean’s Marshmallow Fudge Diet,” Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 215, No. 1287

Milne, A. A. -- Winnie-the-Pooh, ch. 2 “Pooh Goes Visiting” (1926)