John Eidswick > Quotes

“They paved paradise Put up a parking lot ​—Joni Mitchell, Big Yellow Taxi”
― John Eidswick, The Language of Bears

“And Jedediah possessed an unnatural dislike for the weaponry of old—guns, as we used to call them—and campaigned strongly against their use.”
― John Eidswick, The Language of Bears

“Guns have never been rehabilitated, although our ability to protect our loved ones from wild animals, especially bears, would improve if they were.”
― John Eidswick, The Language of Bears

“when you get a group of people together to do something good, they can work real miracles, and do a lot more good than they can working separate. But the opposite is true too. Get a bunch of folks with some bad ideas teaming together, and the results can be terrible, and it only gets worse if that bunch is also led by a man of God.”
― John Eidswick, The Language of Bears

“The devil can deceive the human fancy so that a man really seems to be an animal. ​—Malleus Mallificarum”
― John Eidswick, The Language of Bears

“The old practice of using muskets acquired a dark reputation, largely due to the efforts of Adam’s father, who found sympathy in many others in the community, including former Mayor Increase Gladford. He claimed they promoted weak morals and were a hazard to children. In fact, he prognosticated that at some time in the future, these devices would become sufficiently dangerous that individuals would regularly assault the children in the schoolhouse, or the children themselves would become so corrupted”
― John Eidswick, The Language of Bears

“George held his hand over his heart. “We are not animals. We are a civilized race. A fellow like Adam who has committed crimes should be given an unbiased trial to fairly determine that he is guilty.”
― John Eidswick, The Language of Bears