“No one looks at a television, and no one hears it. It's a poison.” LooksTelevisionPoison Author:James Purdy
“Actually, television tells you to take dope. It tells you to destroy the human race really, by first having more consumers and then consuming more poison and then making the whole planet uninhabitable.” FirstsHumansWholeRaceTelevisionPlanetsConsumersHuman RacePoisonConsumingDope Author:James Purdy
“I wish people would call poisons poison. I don't mind people smoking marijuana, but they should admit it's a poison, and coffee's a poison, but the Americans lie so.” PeopleShouldMindLyingWishCoffeePoisonSmokingMarijuana Author:James Purdy
“Margaret Meade is always running around saying that marijuana's just like bread and water! Well, bread and water are poison, and marijuana's a poison. Now, if you like poison, why shouldn't you have it? But don't try to pretend that it's innocuous.” IfsTryingWellsRunningWaterBreadPoisonMarijuanaAlways Running Author:James Purdy