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Lovely, Dark, Deep

by Joyce Carol Oates

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May 13, 2026 04:43AM

“A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral.”
― Leo Tolstoy

tags: animals, morality, vegetarianism

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“[B]egin challenging your own assumptions. Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while or the light won’t come in.”
― Alan Alda, Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself

tags: misattributed-isaac-asimov, open-mindedness, preconceptions, self-discovery

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“You can judge a man's true character by the way he treats his fellow animals.”
― Paul McCartney

tags: animals, beatles, character, man, vegetarianism

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“Crying is one of the highest devotional songs. One who knows crying, knows spiritual practice. If you can cry with a pure heart, nothing else compares to such a prayer. Crying includes all the principles of Yoga.”
― Kripalvanandji

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“Animals don't hate, and we're supposed to be better than them.”
― Elvis Presley

tags: animals, hate

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