The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
~ Calvin Trillin
A truly compassionate man gives a poor woman a portion of his meal before he eats, not after he has eaten.
~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana
...true love is an irrevocable act - you can only give your heart away once - after that, you give as much as you have left ...
~ John Geddes
Leftovers are less tasty if they were left over by someone else, unless you are poor.
I unwrapped my love for her like one might unwrap leftovers. Gotta eat up the old stuff first, as a cannibal might say in a retirement home.
~ Dark Jar Tin Zoo
