Intoxicant Quotes

“Like alcohol and poverty, a heartbreak has the power to make a man do something he wouldn’t normally do and to make a woman do someone she wouldn’t normally do.”
― Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Pesa inayokuinua juu ndiyo itakayokushusha chini, kwani hakuna kilevi hapa duniani kama pesa.”
― Enock Maregesi

“Piper methysticum, the intoxicating pepper, is hammered into submission before it is mixed into the brew that's guzzled, seeps into the blood, and becomes part of the stories and songs at the tip of everyone's tongue. The bitter brown drink that bears holy truths and keeps honorable myths alive. The thud of the pestle in the kava mortar is the echo of the waves, Ingrid thinks. The rhythm of the dance underneath it all.”
― Anne Østby, Pieces of Happiness

“Adoration is a powerful intoxicant.”
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen