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“...humor is deliberately built into the syntax. Even a small slip of the tongue can convert "We need more firewood" to "Take your clothes off.”
― The Democracy of Species
― The Democracy of Species

“Trying to understand the life of another being or another ecosystem so unlike our own is often humbling and, for many scientists, is a deeply spiritual pursuit.”
― The Democracy of Species
― The Democracy of Species

“When we tell them that the tree is not a who, but an it, we make that maple tree an object; we put a barrier between us”
― The Democracy of Species
― The Democracy of Species

“The arrogance of English is that the only way to be animate, to be worthy of respect and moral concern, is to be human.”
― The Democracy of Species
― The Democracy of Species

“Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned

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