Reality Hunger is more than thought-provoking; it's one of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time.

And the general shot my sister. I could not look at her, but I remember the sound of when she hit the ground. I hear that sound when things hit the ground still. Anything.' If I could, I would make it so nothing ever hit the ground again.

It's rarely talked about, but hunting for sport is just about as vile as we humans get.

His voice was handsome and broken, like a cobblestone street.

She laughed enough to migrate an entire flock of birds. That was how she said yes

We know, at least, that this decision (ending factory farming) will help prevent deforestation, curb global warming, reduce pollution, save oil reserves, lessen the burden on rural America, decrease human rights abuses, improve publish health, and help eliminate the most systematic animal abuse in history.

Feathers filled the small room. Our laughter kept the feathers in the air. I thought about birds. Could they fly is there wasn't someone, somewhere, laughing?