Talking Animals Quotes

“You speak rabbit?” asked Princess Sophie.
“Of course,” said Lady Ariana. “And cat, dog, mouse, pig, and chicken. Fish, too. I am a magician, after all.”
― Mike Martin, Princess Sophie and the Christmas Elixir

“How do we keep it?” asked Princess Sophie. “How do we keep the spirit of Christmas?”
“That’s the real magic,” said Lady Ariana. “If we love something so much, we have to give it away. When we do that, we get to keep it ourselves, too.”
― Mike Martin, Princess Sophie and the Christmas Elixir

“If you are my food, how am I supposed to feel pity towards you? That would mean starvation for me. “A hungry leopard told a fallen, panting, imploring gazelle”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“I am not sure I can."
"Become sure," said the cat, his eyes flashing green in the firelight. "Once you leap on a boar's back, you can't sheath your claws.”
― Erin Bow, Plain Kate

“Taggle looked up at her, his amber eyes as deep as the loneliness Kate had felt before he became her friend.
"The traditional thing," he said slowly, "involves the river and a sack.”
― Erin Bow, Plain Kate

“You say you have nothing to write about? How do you find things to talk about? You can write about those things you like to talk about, that's your area of expertise”
― Bangambiki Habyarimana, Pearls Of Eternity

“Taggle, meanwhile, made himself popular, killing rats and bringing a rabbit into camp every evening, preening in the praise - silently, thank god, though at night, he recounted choice bits to Kate: "Rye Baro says I am a princeling; he split the leg bone for me so that I could eat the marrow. They love me. And I'm sure they'll keep you, too."
Mira, she thought, and treasured it each time she heard it, They must keep me. Family.”
― Erin Bow, Plain Kate

“In totalitarian anthropology man is not defined by thought, reason or judgment, because, according to it, the overwhelming majority of men lack just these very faculties. Besides, can one speak in terms of man altogether? Decidedly not. For totalitarian anthropology denies the existence of any human essence, single and common to all men. Between one man and "another man" the difference is not one of degree but of kind, says that anthropology. The old Greek definition of man, distinguishing him as the zoon logicon rests on an equivocation: there is no more necessary connection between reason and the word than there is between man, the reasoning animal, and man, the talking animal. For the talking animal is above all the credulous animal, and the credulous animal is by definition one who does not think.

Thought, that is, reason, the ability to distinguish the true from the false, to make decisions and judgments—all this, according to totalitarian anthropology, is very rare. It is the concern of the elite, not of the mob. The mass of men are guided or, more accurately, acted upon, by instinct, passion, sentiments and resentment. The mass do not know how to think nor do they care to. They know only one thing: to obey and believe.”
― Alexandre Koyré, Réflexions sur le mensonge

“Well, are you just going to sit there with your mouths gaping-open or are you able to speak? Why didn’t you announce yourselves prior to crashing ashore, the Fairy Queen scolded.
How-Ya-Do’s eyes were even larger than usual as he cowered on Cricket’s shoulder; the both of them speechless, shocked into silence, and Face-to-Face with Magic itself!
You scared the spark right out of us, well speak-up for goodness sake before I sic’ The Hummers onto you both, she warned while pointing to the massive army of bees.”
― Darwun St James, CRICKET

“In a near-by clearing, Cricket and How-Ya-Do came upon a ridiculously comical sight.
It was an extra-large hyper-manic bird yelling at the funniest looking Crawfish that she had ever seen. The Crawfish stood over a foot tall, which just does not happen, and he was wearing a light-blue beanie and gold chains around his neck.”
― Darwun St James, CRICKET

“Via the power of the swamplands I cast a double-decker Gris-Gris on my pirogue, to give Ol’ Alfonse a VERY, Very Nasty bellyache.”
“Hey now Cricket,” How-Ya-Do scolded, “you better watch-out playing around with them Voodoo spells.”
“Says who,” Cricket countered combatively.
“You know you ain’t supposed to Conja no Gris-Gris. You be just “a little Cajun-girl,” not a Voodoo Priestess, like Madame Teche” How-Ya-Do reminded her, “what are you gonna do if that Gris-Gris bounces off of a tree `n whammies somebody-else by mistake?”
― Darwun St James, CRICKET

“Don't try to boggle me, Mister Talking Cat. This is Mechanicsburg. You are by no means the strangest thing in this town.”
― Phil Foglio, Agatha Heterodyne and the Voice of the Castle

“The dark object stepped out of the bushes’ shades to reveal a young rabbit-like creature. He was light brown, with long and wide large ears, skinny long legs, an agile body, large yellow eyes, and a fuzzy small tail.
“You are a cute bunny!!” said Nader.
“I’m not a bunny! I am he, the most fearless, the bravest, and most courageous, Shuja’ , the Arabian hare,”
― Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi, The Desert Heroes: Novel

“Good morning, Grandma little owl,” he said, still running.
“Good morning, dear Nader… I’m trying to sleep. It was a long night,” said the kind owl, resting above a high rock.
“Well, then… happy dreams, grandma little owl,”
“Don’t wander far alone; the wolves might eat you,” warned the little owl before she surrendered to sleep.
Of course, the fawn was running at top speed; he couldn’t hear her advice.”
― Noora Ahmed Alsuwaidi, The Desert Heroes: Novel

“Violeta put her head down in her humble way. "I'm certainly able to bray loudly, Bart, dear. But that would attract a lot of attention. I don't like to do that because it is not always a good thing. Besides, braying loudly wastes energy. I don't want to do that unless it's for something very important."
Bart thought that made a lot of sense. The silly goats were always making noises over the littlest things. "Oh, we're being let out now? Buh-uh-uh! Oh, there's a butterfly! Buh-uh-uh!" The lambs and the ewes were only slightly better.
You're right, Violeta. From now on I'm not going to make noise without a good reason, either," said Bart.”
― Laurel Guillen, A Bellwether Christmas

“What law punishes a tiger for killing a cow? What law equates a lion to a rat? Do you think this is what you call justice? No, oh King Nin, since when has defying the laws of nature been called justice? You cannot defy the laws of nature, no matter what you do. Do you think the predators in your kingdom are content with burgers and canned meats and preserved fish they buy from the markets? And what is the cost of that? In exchange for the education, health, and culture projects you provide them? No, my lord. Let me open your eyes and show you the truth you refuse to see. Everyone is angry. Everyone Is talking among themselves. Soon, very soon, their words will no longer be a secret. Very soon, you will be forced to face a revolution, oh Nin—a revolution of all the predators, first among them your own kind, the lions. A revolution that will not only shake your throne but will invade your home—oh, haha —oh, old King Nin the Lion.”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“He did not believe in coincidences, this old wise king. Nin felt that something was being plotted against him… against his kingdom… in secrecy… but he did not yet know its nature. Just an instinct he had gained over many long years. And you are right, old king… something is being schemed against you in the shadows… something dark…”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“We will all die, my dears… all creatures die… no one lives forever… we die when our time comes… and we will live again in the land of our ancestors… behind the great Pico volcano… this is the nature of life. When and how we die, no one knows… but what matters is not when or how we die, but how we live until we die...”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“Failure is a choice, Moba… a decision. You are the only one who can choose to fail. The moment you decide to stop trying…”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“Nothing is impossible until we decide for ourselves to make it so. The impossible is just a belief in our minds… we can do anything in this world unless we convince ourselves it’s impossible.”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“He wondered. How beautiful this kingdom is… Why do some want to harm it? Why do they want to destroy all this beauty… the order… the civilization… Why do they want to take it back hundreds of years… to backwardness… to chaos… to the law of the jungle...”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“Beware, heroes! Don’t forget that using the spells drains your powers. You cannot use the spells indefinitely. Now you remember. Save your strength. Preserve your spells. Prepare well. For the worst has not come yet. The worst has not come yet.”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“A lot of courage Is a good thing… excessive courage is foolishness… and foolishness has a price… it can be steep… and it must be paid.”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic

“But they do not flee… How strange… do they want to die? Why do they want to die? Do not strain yourself trying to understand, Jian… you will not understand… That is something you cannot grasp… They do not want death… they want life… and there is no life for those who are not free… and they are not free as long as you exist… Do you understand anything now?”
― Karim A. El-Einein, The Scrolls of KIMARA, Last Days of Thrones: An Epic Tale of Kingdoms, Conspiracies, and Ancient Magic