“But when someone says 'Paul Simon', don't you just inevitably think of a piece of wonder bread just sittin' there on a counter top?”
“Él cree que a ella nunca le interesó la maternidad, que los tuvo porque tener hijos es uno de los proyectos que forman parte del desarrollo natural de la vida, de la misma manera que hacer la fiesta de quince, casarse, remodelar la casa y comer carne.”
Source: Tender Is the Flesh
“No podemos alegar ignorancia, solo indiferencia. Los que vivimos hoy sabemos más. Tenemos la oportunidad y la responsabilidad que nos da vivir en un momento en que la crítica hacia las granjas industriales ha llegado a la conciencia pública. Somos aquellos a quienes se nos preguntará, con toda la justicia del mundo: ¿Qué hiciste cuando te enteraste de lo que implica comer animales?”
Source: Eating Animals
“O problema colocado pela carne se tornou abstrato: não há um animal individual, não há uma expressão singular de alegria ou sofrimento, uma cauda sendo abanada, não há um grito. A filósofa Elaine Scarry observou que: 'a beleza sempre ocorre no particular'. A crueldade, por outro lado, prefere a abstração.
Algumas pessoas tentaram preencher essa lacuna, caçando ou matando elas próprias os animais, como se essas experiências pudessem de algum modo legitimar o esforço de comê-los. Isso é uma tolice. Assassinar alguém com certeza provaria que você é capaz de matar, mas não seria a forma mais razoável de entender por que você deveria ou não o fazer.
Matar você mesmo um animal é, com mais frequência, um modo de esquecer o problema fingindo lembrar-se dele. O que talvez seja mais pernicioso do que a ignorância. É sempre possível acordar alguém que está dormindo, mas nenhum barulho vai acordar alguém que finge estar dormindo.”
Source: Eating Animals
“un matadero debería ignorarse, fundirse con el paisaje y nunca llamarse por lo que realmente es.”
Source: Tender Is the Flesh
“La máscara de la aparente tranquilidad, de la placidez mundana, de la alegría pequeña y brillante de no saber cuándo esto que llamo piel va a ser desgajada, esto que llamo boca va a perder la carne que la rodea, esto que llamo ojos se va a topar con el silencio negro de un cuchillo".”
Source: Tender Is the Flesh
“Todos los animales mutilan o matan a otros organismos. Ni el agricultor más orgánico puede evitar perjudicar los intereses de otras formas de vida al robar el hábitat de animales salvajes, erradicar insectos con pesticidas naturales y sacrificar plantas para el consumo humano.”
Source: Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
“The first course arrived before we'd even ordered anything. A potato chip on a tiny plate, heaped with glistening black pearls of caviar, topped with a spoonful of something creamy and white and speckled with something else pale and yellow. I loved caviar. This would be exciting if this single potato chip didn't probably cost, like, twenty dollars. "Bottoms up."
Even though I wasn't technically reviewing this place---not my brand---I couldn't help but analyze the bite as I crunched down. The potato chip was one of the best potato chips I'd ever had, and let me tell you, I know my potato chips---it was shatteringly crunchy but not hard, still crispy beneath its layers of toppings, salty and savory and a little oily without being overly so. The white cream on top was rich and sour, the shavings of hard-boiled egg yolk on top softening its tart edges. But the star of the dish was the caviar, and it didn't disappoint. Each little bubble burst on my tongue with the essence of the sea itself.”
Source: Best Served Hot
“Gum trees what is causing the loss of the bee populations especially in the northern hemisphere?
“The changing of chemicals, to harsher broad-acre varieties that wipe out weed seeds, the pre-emergent ones are affecting the pupae life cycle of the bees, wasps, beetles, frogs, flycatchers. In fact, all insect larvae, within five kilometres of spraying. If they want food crops in the future, they must stop using these chemicals.”
Thank you. I have been wondering what was going on there. So, what can the average person do about this problem?
“Stop using chemicals personally and only purchase organic produce from supermarkets, shops and markets, insist on it. Refuse to have any part in the wilful, wholesale destruction of the delicate insect/plant balance of the planet. Be or ‘bee’ part of the solution and not the problem!”
Source: The Year of Talking to Plants: The Plants and Fairies Talk in Their Own Words
“Almost all our health concerns can be traced back to our belly. Ensure a healthy gut and the rest will take care of itself.”
Source: Rules of Health: Sustaining Optimal Health Through Safe Detoxification, Reaching a Healthy Weight, Managing Stress Effectively, and Achieving Deep Restorative Sleep