"Terms like that, “Humane Society,” are devised with people like me in mind, who don’t care to dwell on what happens to the innocent."
― Barbara Kingsolver
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Society
― Barbara Kingsolver
More From Barbara Kingsolver
- "Wars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work – that goes on, it adds up."
- "Few people know so clearly what they want. Most people can’t even think what to hope for when they throw a penny in a fountain."
- "I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It’s a relief to accept that not everything is under your control."
More In Society
- "Imagine how wicked society would be if the fear of God and the fear of civil law were both completely removed."― Ray Comfort
- "When you come in to court as a plaintiff or as a defendant, it is terribly important that you look up at the bench and feel that that person represents you and will understand you, that that person is reflective of our community and of our society."― Michael Bloomberg
- "But, you know, they don’t enjoy the dinner hour together. It’s just not as much of a ritual at night and it’s interesting. I think the ritual is taking place perhaps more in the morning."― Katie Couric