The poison was something special, a Bulgarian brew. It acts rapidly... and disperses just as rapidly. It voids itself in a few hours, leaves no trace, becomes undetectable. Like a dagger of ice, it strikes then melts away.
— Gregor Borowitz, Necroscope
The Tears of Lys, a rare and costly poison. Clear, tasteless and odorless. Dissolved in wine or water, it eats at a man's bowels. He dies in agony, which will not appear unusual if the victim is old or sickly. A favorite tool of impatient heirs...
— Prince Oberyn Martell, Game of Thrones - History and Lore of Westeros: Poisons
Londo: Almost? How fast is almost? Time enough for him to stagger back out into the main room and cry out, "Londo killed me?" Or maybe just enough time for him to say, "Londo killed... augh!"
Vir: Or maybe he won't even get that out. Maybe he'll just go, "Lon... augh!" Or maybe he'll be totally delirious and say everything backwards and say, "Kill Londo! Augh!"
Vir: Or maybe he won't even get that out. Maybe he'll just go, "Lon... augh!" Or maybe he'll be totally delirious and say everything backwards and say, "Kill Londo! Augh!"
— Babylon 5, "The Long Night"
"A duke's son must know about poisons," she said. "It's the way of our times, eh? Musky, to be poisoned in your drink. Aumas, to be poisoned in your food. The quick ones and the slow ones and the ones in between."
— Dune
