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Quotation from Coriolanus by William Shakespeare
“Anger’s my meat. I sup upon myself And so shall starve with feeding”
Coriolanus, Act 4, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1535)
After cursing the tribunes, Volumnia describes a rage that consumes the one who feeds on it, the same self-devouring pride that destroys her son.
Citation: "Anger’s my meat. I sup upon myself And so shall starve with feeding" — William Shakespeare, Coriolanus, Act 4, Scene 2 (Project Gutenberg #1535). (id coriolanus-q8)
