“They are trying to take you back from me now, and they will—but only for a brief, little while—”

“Poison is not merciful towards people who have consumed it unknowingly.”

“true apothecary thy drugs art quick”

“My love, do you recall the object which we saw,That fair, sweet, summer morn!At a turn in the path a foul carcassOn a gravel strewn bed,Its legs raised in the air, like a lustful woman,Burning and dripping with poisons,Displayed in a shameless, nonchalant wayIts belly, swollen with gases.- A Carcass”

“Okay, that one’s pretty good,” Fred acknowledged, after she’d told him a particularly filthy joke. “But have you heard the one about the baker’s wife?””No,” Kyra said.”Rumor has it, she married him for his buns.” Fred burst out laughing.Kyra groaned. “Okay, that was just bad.”

“I’m glad you escaped, Kyra,” Fred said, looking serious again. “And that I found you.””Me too,” Kyra said, glancing up at him. “It wouldn’t have been much of a life trying to live in the dumbwaiter.”Fred leaned down and kissed Kyra full on the lips.Kyra pulled away. “How do you know I’m interested in you? Just because you’ve decided I’m worth hanging around for doesn’t mean I feel the same way.”Fred cocked his head at her. “Really?””Oh, okay,” Kyra said.Then she kissed him back.”

“One of the most healing things you can do is recognize where in your life you are your own poison.”

“Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I’ve told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.”

“Just like your body and lifestyle can be healthy or unhealthy, the same is true with your beliefs. Your beliefs can be your medicine or your poison.”

“Merry hearts are vulnerable to death, don’t be over-joyed to the state of oblivion, lest the enemy poison your meal.”

“Don’t show a friend your gift, or your bag of money if you still want to maintain your relationship, but if nay, go on, and all you’ll see is hate and jealousy, and you’ll fight with him in the street like a dog and all you’ll feel is regret.”

“Challenges in life can either enrich you or poison you. You are the one who decides.”

“Do not sabotage your new relationship with your last relationship’s poison.”

“IN THE HANDS OF MANHe who creates a poison, also has the cure.He who creates a virus, also has the antidote.He who creates chaos, also has the ability to create peace.He who sparks hate, also has the ability to transform it to love.He who creates misery, also has the ability to destroy it with kindness.He who creates sadness, also has the ability to to covert it to happiness.He who creates darkness, can also be awakened to produce illumination.He who spreads fear, can also be shaken to spread comfort.Any problems created by the left hand of man,Can also be solved with the right,For he who manifests anything,Also has the ability toDestroy it.”

“We would do ourselves a tremendous favor by letting go of the people who poison our spirit.”