Blood

Blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

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Famous quotes containing the word blood:

    “The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body of Christ?”
    —Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 10:16.

    “The blood we give the dead to drink
    is deeds we do at the will of the dead spirits in us,
    not our own live will.”
    —Denise Levertov (b. 1923)

    “Dust fanned in scraped puffs from the earth
    Between his arms, and blood turned his face inside out,
    To demonstrate its suppleness
    Of veins, as he perfected his role.”
    —James Dickey (b. 1923)