National Chocolate Day is marked Oct. 28 to celebrate all things chocolate. The day was created by the candy makers at the National Confectioners Association.

Making chocolate is a laborious and time-consuming process. The sweet treat is made from cocoa beans that are harvested from cacao trees. The process involves roasting and fermenting the beans and grinding them into a liquor, which is later transformed into baking chocolate, cocoa powder or, ultimately, eating chocolate.

Here are some quotes, courtesy Good Reads, to read and share while you sit with a box of your favorite chocolate:

1. “All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt.” ― Charles M. Schulz

2. “There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate.” ― Linda Grayson

3. “Happiness. Simple as a glass of chocolate or tortuous as the heart. Bitter. Sweet. Alive.” ― Joanne Harris

4. “Chocolate says "I'm sorry" so much better than words.” ― Rachel Vincent

5. “Your hand and your mouth agreed many years ago that, as far as chocolate is concerned, there is no need to involve your brain.” ― Dave Barry

6. “Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.” ― Jo Brand

7. “If there's no chocolate in Heaven, I'm not going.” ― Jane Seabrook

8. “The greatest tragedies were written by the Greeks and Shakespeare...neither knew chocolate.” ― Sandra Boynton

9. “Coffee and chocolate—the inventor of mocha should be sainted.” ― Cherise Sinclair

10. “Chemically speaking, chocolate really is the world's perfect food. ” ― Michael Levine

Hershey’s Chocolate bar
Hershey’s online store will be offering discounts during National Chocolate Day. Hershey’s chocolate bars are pictured on July 16, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images
RELATED STORIES