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“Would you like to go on a walk with me?”
― Rebecca Ross, Divine Rivals

“The goal is not to anthropomorphize animals but to help us understand them better. Most importantly, these comparisons serve to point out that animals are not dimwitted creatures clearly stuck a level below us on the evolutionary scale, creatures that experience only pale imitations of our rich range of sensations for pain and other such feelings. No. People who understand that deer, wild boar, and ravens lead their own lives, perfect in their own way, and have a lot of fun while they’re at it, might even respect animals as insignificant as the tiny weevils that rummage around contented and happy in the leaf litter of ancient forests.”
― Peter Wohlleben, The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

“Eddie knew it. All the talk of hip-hop and money had done the trick. This could have ended very badly for Eddie. He was lucky he’d chosen to stand in Carlos’s queue. Well, a bit of luck, a bit of judgment.”
― Richard Osman, We Solve Murders

“Duck!” he yelled again. “I’ll get her!” That finally jolted me into action. Knowing Grover, I was sure he’d miss Medusa and nail me. I dove to one side.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief