The Poisons We Drink Quotes

“When you hold someone tight to protect them, you might be hurting them.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Please, come in.” Venus made a sweeping gesture of the kitchen. “While you’re here, would you like something to drink? Bleach? Drain cleaner?”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“I dedicate this book to all my haters. I only got this far outta spite.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“What soberness conceals, drunkenness reveals.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE Has history taught us nothing? Old worlds must be burned for new worlds to rise. You cannot want a revolution and fear its fire. Everything must burn. —Malik Jenkins, WASP cofounder”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Only one person ever called her that. A person who was also on her two-person-long it’s-on-motherfucking-sight list.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Old Venus would’ve swallowed them down and minded her business, but New Venus was petty, angry, and reckless.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER SIXTEEN Sacrifice tells us much about ourselves. If you sacrifice for others, you’re a treasure. If others only sacrifice for you, you’re nothing more than a thief. —Malik Jenkins, WASP cofounder”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER FIFTEEN My daughter is named after the Roman goddess of love because I wanted her to know love can exist in this cruel world. I don’t want her to see the world through rose-colored glasses. I want her to feel loved and love who she chooses. —Darius Knox, WASP cofounder”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER TWELVE Sister Nature gifts the wonders one can see and Sister Magick bestows wonders one cannot believe with one’s eyes. —A witcher proverb”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Accept that you’re not the same person you were, but don’t pity yourself. Self-pity doesn’t turn back time. That’s like being trapped in a cage while life goes on,”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Death changes something in you. You die in a way. It sours any of your sweetness. It paints your heart black.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Love operates on a spectrum of eight kinds.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Fighting against the system is like going against a house of cards. The deck will always be stacked against you!”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Venus mulled over the word leverage. She'd always known she was a cog in a giant machine, but if a single cog no longer did its job, then the machine would grind to a halt.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“A rain puddle was either a nuisance to step around or a delight to jump in,”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“Never put your fear on the menu.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN For millennia, we’ve sacrificed the right to be ourselves freely for the sake of human comfort. Are you not tired, kindred? No longer are we in the Dark Ages. Society has evolved past hangings and burnings. Surely, humans will see we’re still their spouses, friends, and neighbors. They’ll know our magic is a gift, not a weapon. They’ll know we want what they want: peace. —Address of Grand Witcher Serafina Brightwell at the Winter 1999 Grand Summit”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX Wait til y’all see what’s up our sleeves next. —Blanche Radliff, a senator”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR Based on the evidence found at the crime scene and the toxicology report, we can confidently conclude the victim overdosed from being poisoned by two love potions. We’ve identified Baldwin Tillery as one of the culprits. However, the other is unknown. —Ifrah Yousuf, chief of the Witcher Crime Task Force Audio excerpt from press debriefing”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“For what your seed tilled has levied a cost. If led down a garden path, do not get lost.”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE This potion’s purpose is to brew for a Patron that wishes a Drinker to believe a lie. Caution the Patron that 1) they must tell the Brewer the lie and the truth and 2) it must be a lie already told to the Drinker. Snapdragons symbolize deception and graciousness. Red dahlias represent betrayal, dishonesty, and perseverance. The more substantial a lie is, the more snapdragons and red dahlias the Brewer must use. —In Bad Taste: Deceptive Love Potions Excerpt of Not Gonna Lie recipe”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO A shared Purification bath is a sign of vulnerability and respect between witchers. —Witcherpedia, an online witchery encyclopedia”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE Power cuts you in ways magic could never. That’s how politicians, cops, and the rich have ruled over us for so long, making us bleed dry. —Megan Villanueva, a witcher activist”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER THIRTY Your familiar’s distrust is a gift, not a curse Listen to it well or be unprepared for the worst —A witcher proverb”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE My wrongdoings, you must forgive. Separate good times from bad like a sieve. Cut this tension like a tie So that we may see eye to eye. —The “Forgive and Forget” potion’s notion”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT This potion’s purpose is to ensure or maintain a healthy aura. A well-balanced aura generates the reliability of a Patron’s magick if witcher or enhances the overall condition of physical, emotional, and willpower, thereby heightening aura intensity if human. The potion’s effects wear off in extreme stress situations. —A Picture of Health: Recipes for Health Potions Excerpt of Healthy Glow recipe”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN Lies are useful in a place like DC, where your truths are used against you. —Malik Jenkins, WASP cofounder”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX The inheritance syndrome is a condition where those resurrected by a sacrificium potion inherit the Willing’s memories, emotions, magic, and, in some cases, magic-forged commitments unaffected by death. —The Unofficial Guide to Post-Resurrection Care”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink

“CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE OPPORTUNE TIME FOR EXTRACTION: As a fierce blood donation advocate, she donates hers every eight weeks at the Blood Line Center. Strike at night. Overnight security guard is an ex-SWIG sharpshooter. —Excerpt from Target Profile of Senator Blanche Radliff”
― Bethany Baptiste, The Poisons We Drink