“I am not a romantic. I am a domestic animal. I do not sigh and yearn for extravagant displays of passion, for the grand affair, the world well lost for love. I know all that, and know that it leaves you lonely. No, what I crave is the simplicity of routine. An evening walk, arm in arm, in fine weather. A game of cards. Time for idle talk. Preparing a meal together.” KnowsWorldWellsTogetherRomancePassionGamesLostWalksAnimalArmsFineLonelyAffairSimplicityWeatherCardsEveningMealsRoutineDisplayIdlePreparingSighCraveExtravagantFine Weather Author:Anita Brookner
“I know that I'm an animal that displays bilateral symmetry. I understand that one side should be the mirror of the other, and that human perceptions of beauty are intimately associated with symmetry. For example, I am very handsome.” KnowsShouldHumansSidesAnimalExamplePerceptionMirrorsDisplayHandsomeSymmetryPerception Of Beauty Author:Mark Rippetoe
“We are social animals and we have a hierarachical and unequal society. It is a class society, and the class system creates and perpetuates the social role of consumption. We display our class membership and solidify our class positioning in large part through money, through what we have. Consumption is a way of verifying what you have and earn.” WaySocialAnimalClassRolesDisplayConsumptionMembershipClass SystemSocial Roles Author:Juliet B. Schor
“I don’t want to be on display like an animal in a zoo.” WantAnimalDisplayZoos Author:Grigori Perelman