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“I have to be alone,” he replied. He had wanted to say it in a soothing way, but it sounded hard. He heard it himself. Faline looked at him and quietly asked, “Do you still love me?” Bambi did not hesitate and answered, “I don’t know.” She went calmly away and left him alone.”
― Felix Salten, Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten: A Tale of Innocence, Growth, and the Natural World

“When she considered the historical context, Rosemary thought their presence in the shop made for a rather odd tableau: a Harmagian (an aging son of a former empire), an Aandrisk (whose people had moderated the talks that granted independence to Harmagian colonies and ultimately founded the GC) and two Humans (a meager species that would’ve been ripe for the picking if they had been discovered during the days of Harmagian conquest). All standing together, amicably discussing the sale of soap. Time was a curious equalizer.”
― Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

“Horrible ...” said Bambi in his chamber to the elder. “Worst of all,” the elder replied, “is that they believe in what the dog just said. They believe it, they live a life full of fear, they hate Him and they hate themselves ... and they kill themselves for his sake.”
― Felix Salten, Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten: A Tale of Innocence, Growth, and the Natural World

“Now the fox sat upright. His lovely pointed snout sank down to his bloodied breast, his eyes rose up and stared at the dog right into his face . In a quite different voice, in control of himself, sad and bitter, he snarled, “Aren’t you ashamed of yourself ...? You traitor!” “No! No! No!” the dog yelled. The fox, however went on. “You turncoat ... you defector!” His lacerated body became stiff with hatred and contempt. “You’re just His henchman,” he hissed. “You miserable ... you seek us out where He couldn’t find us ... you persecute us in places that He can’t get to ... you turn us in ..., and all of us are your relatives ... you turn me in, and you and I are nearly brothers ... and you just stand there ...are you not ashamed of yourself?”
― Felix Salten, Bambi: A Life in the Woods by Felix Salten: A Tale of Innocence, Growth, and the Natural World