No need for confusion, my dear Mulgrave... Beautiful wine and sour vinegar come from exactly the same source. Curiously if one leaves… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Contact with [menstrual blood] turns new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, grafts die, seed in gardens are dried up,… — Pliny the Elder Copy Share Image
Right now everyone is drinking bad wine made of sour grapes and hysteria. Let them drink it, and let them regret it… — Sarah Addison Allen Copy Share Image
![“Contact with [menstrual blood] turns new wine sour, crops touched by it become barren, grafts die, seed in gardens are dried up, the fruit of trees fall off, the edge of steel and the gleam of ivory are dulled, hives of bees die, even bronze and iron are at once seized by rust, and a horrible…” quote by Pliny the Elder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8f7/pliny-the-elder-2838_air_contact-with-menstrual-blood-turns-new-w_1631587.jpg)
