“It seems that one moment I was this little kid only caring about animals and flowers and stuff, and then the next minute I was this raging stew of hormones. I don't know if you've ever been a raging stew of anything, but I wouldn't particularly recommend it.” IfsKnowsLittlesMomentsSeemsKidsNextStuffAnimalMinutesFlowerCaringRageAdolescenceLittle KidHormonesStew Book:Sugar Rush Source: Sugar Rush
“It is just this rage for consideration that has betrayed the dog into his satellite position as the friend of man. The cat, an animal of franker appetites, preserves his independence. But the dog, with one eye ever on the audience, has been wheedled into slavery, and praised and patted into the renunciation of his nature. Once he ceased hunting and became man's plate-licker, the Rubicon was crossed. Thenceforth he was a gentleman of leisure; and except the few whom we keep working, the whole race grew more and more self-conscious, mannered and affected.” MenHas BeensSelfWholeEyeAnimalRaceAudienceDogPositionGrewConsciousCatIndependenceSlaveryRagePreservesGentlemanConsiderationAffectedAppetiteHuntingLeisurePlatesBetrayedSelf ConsciousRenunciationSatellites Book:Memories and Portraits: Stevenson's Vol. 21 Source: Memories and Portraits: Stevenson's Vol. 21
“So there you have it: Nature is a rotten mess. But that's only the beginning. If you take your eyes off it for one second, it will kill you. Thorns, insects, fungus, worms, birds, reptiles, wild animals, raging rivers, bottomless ravines, dry deserts, snow, quicksand, tumbleweeds, sap, and mud. Rot, poison and death. That's Nature.It's a wonder you even step outside of your cabin, I said.My bravery exceeds my good sense, he said.” IfsSaidEyeAnimalWonderStepsBirdRiversBraveryRageSnowMessDesertPoisonDryMudWormsInsectsExceedRottenThornsGood SenseSapWild AnimalCabinsReptilesFungiQuicksandTumbleweeds Book:Mr. Monk in Trouble Source: Mr. Monk in Trouble