Parsnips Quotes

“This...this...thing?"
"A parsnip?" Jem suggested
"A parsnip planted in satan's own garden," said Will. He glanced about. "I dont suppose there's a dog I could feed it to?"
"There dont seem to be any pets about," Jem-who loved animals, even the inglorious and ill-tempered Church-observed.
"Probably all poisened by parsnips," said Will.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Prince

“A darkened Sun would liberate us from the parsnip threat.”
― Randall Munroe, What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions