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There are those who would devour us; and worse, most of us live by devouring others without ever knowing our sin. We must watch what goes into our mouths and what comes out.
“Some people, however, say that they do not eat eggs because they do no like them. This is suspicious. Eggs are tremendously flexible and can be prepared in a variety of ways, all of which are different experiences in one's mouth. If you say you do not like eggs, it is like saying you do not like books or light or wearing a ball gown. It means you simply have not found the right kind.”
― Poison for Breakfast
― Poison for Breakfast
“You can't hate old people, because if you are not an old person, you will become an old person, or die while trying to do so.”
― Poison for Breakfast
― Poison for Breakfast
“Each meal you eat is poison, because the food is just moving you through the world and the end of your time in it. Dinner is poison, and lunch. Brunch and eleveneses and both afternoon and bedtime snacks are poison, and so is breakfast the next morning, all these meals bringing us closer and closer to death.”
― Poison for Breakfast
― Poison for Breakfast
“People get hung up on happiness and joy, but fun will take you at least as far and it's generally cheaper to obtain.”
― What Moves the Dead
― What Moves the Dead
“We must try, all of us, a lot of the time, our best, and we must keep trying. We do not understand anything but we should try our best to understand each other.”
― Poison for Breakfast
― Poison for Breakfast
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