Why is it the perfect time for pizza quotes and pasta quotes? Because October is Pizza and Pasta Month! While it may have Italian origins, Pizza has definitely become a staple of the American diet. And Pasta? Well who has gone a week without a serving. If you're a pizza or pasta lover (and really, who isn't?) then these pizza quotes and pasta quotes are sure to hit the spot.

1. “You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.” ~ Yogi Berra

2. “The perfect lover is one who turns into a pizza at 4:00 a.m.” ~ Charles Pierce

3. “Believe it or not, Americans eat 75 acres of pizza a day.” ~ Boyd Matson

4. “Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.” ~ Dave Barry

5. “My sisters like cooking at my place. It has a bit more room, and the food tastes a little bit better. A big pot of spaghetti and sauce, some warm French bread - works all the time. I think I've been eating pasta for 26 years.” ~ Tom Brady

6. “As long as there's pasta and Chinese food in the world, I'm okay.” ~ Michael Chang

7. “Life is a combination of magic and pasta.” ~ Fellini

8. “The whole thing of the risotto as a side dish with pasta: If no one is ever going to ask for risotto on the side of their spaghetti again, we have won something. We've turned them around.” ~ Mario Batali

9. “Spaghetti... I can't eat spaghetti, there's too many of them. No matter how hungry I am, 1000 of something is too many. I'll have 1000 pieces of noodles.” ~ Mitch Hedberg

10. “Everything you see I owe to spaghetti.” ~ Sophia Loren

11. “No man is lonely eating spaghetti; it requires so much attention.” ~ Christopher Morley

12. “Eat some pizza, play some Xbox, watch some TV. Gross? Maybe. Me? Yes.” ~ Dustin Diamond

13. “And I don't cook, either. Not as long as they still deliver pizza.” ~ Tiger Woods

14. People think Chef Boyardee is a great man. I think he's nothing but a pasta hater. What true lover of pasta could turn it into mush and shove it in a can? That's not pasta. That's just plain wrong.” ~ Author Unknown

Hungry yet? Then call the local Italian eatery and order a hot fresh pizza or a nice bowl of pasta. After all, it's Pizza and Pasta month and you have every right to celebrate. These pizza quotes and pasta quotes are just the appetizer. Let us remember why this food is so good that we can't help but celebrate it.