To be a vegetarian is to disagree - to disagree with the course of things today... starvation, cruelty - we must make a statement against these things. Vegetarianism is my statement. And I think it's a strong one.

Originality is not seen in single words or even in sentences. Originality is the sum total of a man's thinking or his writing.

Various philosophers and religious leaders tried to convince their disciples and followers that animals are nothing more than machines without a soul, without feelings. However, anyone who has ever lived with an animal-be it a dog, a bird, or even a mouse-knows that this theory is a brazen lie, invented to justify cruelty.

The soul never dies and the body is never really alive.

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.

We know what a person thinks not when he tells us what he thinks, but by his actions.

In their behavior toward creatures, all men are Nazis. Human beings see oppression vividly when they're the victims. Otherwise they victimize blindly and without a thought.