Conditionally Human Quotes

“I didn’t know you killed them,” she said venomously. “I won’t have to kill many. Besides, they’re only animals.” “Intelligent animals!” “Intelligent as a human imbecile, maybe.” “A small child is an imbecile. Would you kill a small child?” “You’re taking intelligence as the only criterion of humanity,” he protested hopelessly, knowing that a logical defense was useless against sentimentality. “Baby—” “Don’t call me baby! Call them baby!”
― Walter M. Miller Jr., Conditionally Human