Nicolas Reding

“I wept heartily over this poor little deceased soul. It was the first sentient being I had ever killed. I was now a killer. I was now as guilty as Cain. I was sixteen years old, a harmless boy, bookish and religious, and now I had blood on my hands. It's a terrible burden to carry. All sentient life is sacred.”
― Yann Martel, Life of Pi

“There was such love as she had dreamed, and she meant to go on believing in it and cherishing the thought that she was worthy of it.”
― Edith Wharton, The Reef

“The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck”
― Jack London, The Call of the Wild

“Lots of things went into creating a monster, but nothing had prepared her for actually being caught by one.”
― William Kely McClung, Black Fire