Quotation by

Oscar Wilde

I want my food dead. Not sick, not dying, dead.

Food

Understanding this quote AI Analysis

The speaker insists on eating animals that have been fully killed rather than those that are still alive but unwell or in the process of dying. This highlights a preference for certainty and finality in the state of the food before consumption.

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