The Prisoner in the Castle Quotes

“If you’re poor, they call you crazy. But if you’re rich, you’re ‘eccentric.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“Loose lips sink ships”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“My idea of a trip into nature is a suite at the Ritz and a book of Audubon prints.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“Always remember, when you're on the run, instinct will take over- and if you're not careful, you'll become nothing more than an animal.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“Animals might kill, but they’re never cruel.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“As Dostoyevsky said, ‘People speak sometimes about the animal cruelty of man, but that’s terribly insulting and offensive to animals.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“no matter how good the police are, we can only contain the violence, not diminish it. Not end it.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“secrets are often like unwanted guests—and they always come at the worst possible time.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“an old Gaelic proverb that says the sea wants to be visited—but then tends to murder its guests.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“William of Ockham’s principle: Among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should be selected.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“Technically, a coincidence is an occurrence of events happening at the same time, but by accident. From a purely statistical point of view, these events are random, not related.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“For whatever reason—perhaps because you’re a woman—people will undervalue you.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle

“[He who is merciful to his soul will not be unmerciful to a beast.] —GAELIC SAYING”
― Susan Elia MacNeal, The Prisoner in the Castle