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1 " Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia, they're not like you and me," said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock in a nail with the piece of fruitcake Aunt Petunia had just brought him. "
2 " The best thing about flying first class....was that you could be as nutty as a fruitcake and were still treated like the Queen of Sheba. "
― Sarah-Kate Lynch , Finding Tom Connor
3 " Sooo, I'm tired of people thinking I'm a freak. I know you can't relate to that but -" " Get over it already, will ya?" Candace stood. " You're not Smellody anymore. You're pretty. You can get hot guys now. Tanned ones with good vision. Not geeky hose jousters." She shut the window. " Don't you ever want to use your lips as something other than veneer protectors?" Melody felt a familiar pinch behind her eyes. Her throat dried. Her eyes burned. And then they came. Like salty little paratroopers, tears descended en masse. She hated Candace thought she had never made out with a boy. But how could she convince a seventeen-year-old with more dates than a fruitcake that Randy the Starbucks cashier (aka Scarbucks, because of his acne scars) was a great kisser? She couldn't. "
4 " A woman without a past is like a fruitcake without brandy—insipid! "
― Nancy Atherton
5 " My favorite part was when my grandfather and I would make a special trip to Firpo's Bakery for red and green Christmas cookies and fruitcake studded with the sweetest cherries I've ever tasted. Usually Firpo's was too expensive for our slim budget, but Christmas mornings they gave a discount to any children who came in. "
