Poetry Quote by Ezra Pound

“From strawberries under torture one may extract all sorts of things.”

— Stanisław Lem

“Life wasn't always roses and cupcakes; sometimes it was arsenic and manure.”

— Melissa Pearl

“I just blend a bag of frozen strawberries with a peeled navel orange and a squeeze of lemon.”

— Joel Fuhrman

“I,it,was,that,saw, God,dancing,on,phosphorescent,toes, Among,the,strawberries. It,could,have,been,moonlight,or, Daylight—or,no,light,at,all. His,feet,cast,light,on,all. On,phosphorescent,feet, On,phosphorescent,feet,He,danced, And,His,eyes,were,closed: He,made,the,strawberries,tremble! Yet,He,hurt,not,the,little,one, But,gave,them,ripeness,all.”

— Jose Garcia Villa

“I saw the delicate, pink-mottled claw meat poking seductively through its blanket of mayonnaise and the bland yellow pear cup with its rim of…

— Slyvia Plath

“ladies began boycotting our fruit stands because they were afraid our produce might be tainted with arsenic. Insurance companies canceled our insurance. Banks froze…

— Julie Otsuka

“You still smell like strawberries, and it’s breaking my heart.”

— Charles Sheehan-Miles

“Sand and ash. The ingredients of glass. Such beauty created from nothing.”

— Amy Harmon

“His voice was like a warm tea laced with arsenic, all at once soothing me and killing me.”

— Cassia Leo

“I love your uneven soul, you bloom uniquely in my gardens giving me the most extraordinary view and upon tasting the edges of your…

— Evelyn Leilou Colon

“I’d dig your grave with a spoon, if the earth were made of green Jell-O.”

— Jarod Kintz

“If I had any prejudices, the gift of such delicious fruit as this would melt them all away.”

— Elizabeth Gaskell