Children read books, not reviews. They don't give a hoot about critics.

As often as Herman had witnessed the slaughter of animals and fish, he always had the same thought: in their behavior toward creatures, all men were Nazis.

For those who are willing to make an effort, great miracles and wonderful treasures are in store.

Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together.

The New England conscience doesn't keep you from doing what you shouldn't - it just keeps you from enjoying it.

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.

But my gloom did not lessen. I knew that I'd had a bad dream, and I stood in the dark trying to recollect it. The second I closed my eyes, I was with the dead. They did things words cannot express. They spoke madness. ("Hanka")