Ironically, the utterly unselective omnivore -- "I'm easy; I'll eat anything" -- can appear more socially sensitive than the individual who tries to eat in a way that is good for society.

I can't even say 'hair pie,'' I told him, 'unless I'm talking about an actual pie made out of rabbits.

She was so beautiful, like someone who you will never meet, but always dream of meeting, like someone who is too good for you.

Chickens can do many things, but they cannot make sophisticated deals with humans.

To remember my values, I need to lose certain tastes and find other handles for the memories that they once helped me carry.

The philosopher Elaine Scarry has observed that "beauty always takes place in the particular." Cruelty, on the other hand, prefers abstraction.

You do not have to utter anything you do not want to utter,” I told her, and she said, “Then I would never utter another word again.” “You do not have to do anything that you do not want to do.” “Then I would never do anything again.