“[A] world in which it is wrong to murder an individual civilian and right to drop a thousand tons of high explosive on a residential area does sometimes make me wonder whether this earth of ours is not a loony bin made use of by some other planet. Not to have a national anthem would be logical.” WorldDoeMadeSometimesUseWould BeEarthIndividualWonderPlanetsThousandAreasMurderLogicalCiviliansExplosivesAnthemNational Anthem Book:The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: As I please, 1943-1945 Source: The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: As I please, 1943-1945
“Here's a strange fact: murder a man, and you feel responsible for his life - ''possessive'', even. You know more about him than his father and mother; they knew his fetus, but you know his corpse. Only you can complete the story of his life, only you know why his body has to be pushed into the fire before its time, and why his toes curl up and fight for another hour on earth.” KnowsMenFeelsFactsStoriesBodyEarthMotherFightingFatherHoursFireStrangeMurderResponsibleToesCorpsesCurlsPossessiveFetus Author:Aravind Adiga
“The butcher with his bloody apron incites bloodshed, murder. Why not? From cutting the throat of a young calf to cutting the throats of our brothers and sisters is but a step. While we ourselves are living graves of murdered animals, how can we expect any ideal conditions on the earth?” EarthYoungAnimalStepsCuttingConditionsBrotherIdealsMurderGravesWhy NotThroatAnimal RightsBloodyBrothers And SistersButchersBloodshedCalvesAprons Author:Isadora Duncan
“When there's a terrible murder people who are interviewed say, 'This has always been a quiet neighborhood.' That is so dumb and uninformed! The earth is not a quiet neighborhood. There isn't anyplace that's a quiet neighborhood. People are asking themselves how to stay neat in the cyclone.” PeopleEarthTerribleQuietMurderAskingDumbNeighborhoodNeatUninformedCyclones Author:Paula Fox