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Quotes About Poison

It was a scene from a vision of Fuseli, and over all the rest reigned that riot of luminous amorphousness, that alien and undimensioned rainbow of cryptic poison from the well—seething, feeling, lapping, reaching, scintillating, straining, and malignly bubbling in its cosmic and unrecognisable chromaticism.
~ H.P. Lovecraft
Who are we to combat poisons older than history and mankind
~ H.P. Lovecraft
I have looked upon all that the universe has to hold of horror, and even the skies of spring and the flowers of summer must ever afterward be poison to me.
~ H.P. Lovecraft
Other folks bread is the most virulent form of poison that a free and independent man can take; other folk's bread is the only thing that can rob him of independence and the one true freedom.
~ Haldor Laxness
We hear a lot about this phrase 'toxic masculinity' but I think the real poison in manhood is silence.
~ John Whaite
If you are in a toxic relationship, that poisons you everywhere else in your life.
~ Matthew Hussey
Sour gas is one of the most dangerous, toxic substances known to man.
~ Andrew Nikiforuk
Pesticides poison the main brain happy hormone or neurotransmitter, acetyl choline.
~ Sherry Rogers M.D.
I'm going to put death in all their food and watch them die.
~ Shirley Jackson
Poison! Poison gasses, you idiot! Defend yourself! Eat the celery! I thrust a numbing hand into an inside coat pocket, pulled out the piece of celery, and chewed on it. I always keep a piece handy, pre-prepared with all kinds of useful substances, for just such occasions as this. It tasted bitter as I chewed, but it cleared my head rapidly. It's an old trick but a good one, taught me long ago by a Travelling Doctor I met at the Hawk's Wind Bar & Grill.
~ Simon R. Green
Je kunt geen vergif drinken en daarmee iemand anders doden. Het doet hem niks als ik hem haat.
~ Simone van der Vlugt
I now have learn'd Love right, and learn'd even so, As who by being poisoned doth poison know.
~ Sir Philip Sidney
The gift turned inward, unable to be given, becomes a heavy burden, even sometimes a kind of poison. It is as though the flow of life were backed up.
~ May Sarton
The"b" word and the "n" word are like poison, whether you take poison from a vial or pour it into Bavarian crystal, it is still poison.
~ Maya Angelou
He held out the bottle. Clarice's hand was steady as she took it from him. It is poison , she thought distantly. It will kill her. She tried to be horrified at the thought, but she couldn't manage it.
~ Mercedes Lackey
Take him away. Prepare a feast. Forget nothing. My crown: the golden cutlery. The poison bottles; and the fumes; the wreaths of ivy and the bloody joints; the chains; the bowl of nettles; the spices; the baskets of fresh grass; the skulls and spines; the ribs and shoulder-blades. Forget nothing or, by the blindness of my sockets, I will have your hearts out. Take him away...
~ Mervyn Peake
pink and white oleander not native to Appalachian ground still here lies years and years of poison rebel flags heritage and hate in the war to fight hunger and ongoing loss there are no sides there is only the angry mind of hurt bringing death too soon destroying all our dreams of union
~ bell hooks
15. pink and white oleander not native to Appalachian ground still here lies years and years of poison rebel flags heritage and hate in the war to fight hunger and ongoing loss there are no sides there is only the angry mind of hurt bringing death too soon destroying all our dreams of union
~ bell hooks
Pies are so much fun to make—and so simple! All it takes to make a tender, flaky crust is the right amount of vegetable shortening, cut into flour with a sprinkle of cold water, and just a pinch of salt. Cherries have the right sweet-to-tart taste—and are also a good source of poison! Just crush the pits or stems. There you'll find prussic acid, also known as hydrogen cyanide: easy to sprinkle into both the filling and the crust. How sweet it is!
~ Josie Brown
Important Tip: Avoid arsenic in any dishes. Seems that a dead guest has a way of putting a damper on a party. Go figure.
~ Josie Brown
Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the cruelest words.
~ Joyce Brothers
We poison ourselves and we poison each other. A cruel remark, the turn of a shoulder, the indifference to someone's pain. I remember how often I flinched under my father's comments, but I never realized how much it could fester, infiltrate in its insidious, toxic way, through his life my life, a family. A culture.
~ Judy Reene Singer
Anger is a poison you mix for your friend but drink yourself
~ Eve Ensler
Sorrow, regret and remorse tear down the cells of the body, and poison the atmosphere of the individual.
~ Florence Scovel Shinn