The Agonist Quotes

“You bare your throat to the stars— [...] —and at daybreak you pull the knife from your gut”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

“Be sure to separate the kneecap
from the tendon and ligament
and grind it to dust
in a mortar and pestle.
Do not let them beg.
Do not let them kneel at the door.”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

“survival carved on our wrists”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

“I carried my history / in the clench of my jaw”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

“Burning a wasps' nest will not always stop the buzzing, the rage.”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

“history / tries to narrate our ruin. What does it know / of the burrs on your hands?”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

“Something in my body / thirsts to be held under the water”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist

“I know that we unmake the fish / the same way God made him.”
― Shastra Deo, The Agonist