“For centuries poets, some poets, have tried to give a voice to the animals, and readers, some readers, have felt empathy and sorrow. If animals did have voices, and they could speak with the tongues of angels-at the very least with the tongues of angels-they would be unable to save themselves from us. What good would language do? Their mysterious otherness has not saved them, nor have their beautiful songs and coats and skins and shells and eyes.” IfsGivingWould BeEyeBeautifulSongSpeakLanguageFeltVoiceAnimalCenturyPoetReaderSorrowEmpathyAngelSkinsTongueSavedMysteriousShellsCoatsOtherness Book:Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals Source: Ill Nature: Rants and Reflections on Humanity and Other Animals
“I think I have a lot of empathy for animals and nature in general. Those things just make me comfortable. I grew up in the middle of nowhere, around a lot of animals. I feel for them.” ThinkingFeelsAnimalMiddleGrewComfortableGrew UpEmpathyMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Neko Case
“In learning to pay respectful attention to one another and plants and animals, we relearn the acts of empathy, and thus humility and compassion - ways of proceeding that grow more and more necessary as the world crowds in.” WorldWayInspirationalMotivationalGrowsAnimalPayAttentionCompassionLearningGrowingHumilityEmpathyPlantCrowdsNovelistsCrowdedRespectfulRespecting OthersProceedingPlants And AnimalsBe Respectful Author:William Kittredge
“As poets, we don't accept oppression; we are about a freedom of spirit, or whatever you want to call it. I think environmental concerns have to go to the deep place, so we speak from a place of great empathy for the planet - for the disadvantaged people, animals, places, cultures.” PeopleThinkingWantSpiritCultureSpeakAnimalAcceptingPlanetsPoetEmpathyConcernEnvironmentalOppressionDisadvantaged Author:Alison Hawthorne Deming
“My respect and empathy towards animals includes sea dwellers too--from dolphins to fish to lobsters. So, of course, I wouldn't dream of eating them.” DreamCoursesAnimalSeaEatingEmpathyFishesVegetarianDolphinsLobsterDwellers Author:Alexandra Paul