"We have doomed the wolf not for what it is, but for what we deliberately and mistakenly perceive it to be â€“the mythologized epitome of a savage ruthless killer â€“ which is, in reality, no more than a reflected image of ourself."

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Source : Farley Mowat (2015). “Never Cry Wolf”, p.6, Open Road Media

Farley Mowat

#Animal Quotes #Reality Quotes #Savages Quotes

“...But I don't think I'm the only person who is tired of books and movies full of paper-doll characters you don't care about, who have no self-respect and no respect for anybody or any institution....And I don't want to sound preachy or Victorian, but I'm tired of amorality in fiction and in real life. Immorality is a fascinating human dilemma that creates suspense for the readers and tension for the characters, but where is the tension in an amoral situation? When people have no personal code, nothing is threatening and nothing is meaningful.”
“It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, â€œPeace! Peace!â€ â€” but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!”

Source : Speech in Virginia Convention, Richmond, Va., 23 Mar. 1775.
“The capacity for extravagant emotion that my husband finds so attractive in me can be exhausting, especially to a child. My moods are mercurial, and this can be terrifying. I know, because I was a daughter of a mother with a changeable temperament.”
“The one thing government has which we (you or I or any corporation) DON'T have, is the ability to use deadly force to accomplish its goals.”
“All of us have a secret desire to be seen as saints, heroes, martyrs. We are afraid to be children, to be ourselves.”
“I got a heart tattooed on my foot. It's my first tattoo.”
“When I was a child, I used to cry all the time.”
“There can be to the ownership of anything no rightful title which is not derived from the title of the producer and does not rest upon the natural right of the man to himself.”

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