“To be a mass tourist, for me,...is, in lines and gridlock and transaction after transaction, to confront a dimension of yourself that is as inescapable as it is painful: As a tourist, you become economically significant but existentially loathsome, an insect on a dead thing.”
― Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
― Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
“Sitting down with a great book means that when you stand up, you will be a completely different person from who you were when you sat down.”
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“I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look upon the murder of animals as they now look upon the murder of men.”
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“If you want to test cosmetics, why do it on some poor animal who hasn't done anything? They should use prisoners who have been convicted of murder or rape instead. So, rather than seeing if perfume irritates a bunny rabbit's eyes, they should throw it in Charles Manson's eyes and ask him if it hurts.”
― My Point... And I Do Have One
― My Point... And I Do Have One
“Not responding is a response - we are equally responsible for what we don't do.”
― Eating Animals
― Eating Animals
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