“Dostoevky's lack of taste, his monotonous dealings with persons suffering with pre-Freudian complexes, the way he has of wallowing in the tragic misadventures of human dignity - all this is difficult to admire.” WayHumansPersonsSufferingDifficultTasteDignityComplexesAdmireTragicHuman DignityMonotonousDealingsWallowingMisadventure Author:Vladimir Nabokov
“It is not actual suffering but the taste of better things which excites people to revolt.” PeopleSufferingTasteRevolt Book:THE TRUE BELIEVER Source: THE TRUE BELIEVER
“When the soul suffers too much, it develops a taste for misfortune.” SoulSufferingToo MuchTasteMisfortunes Author:Albert Camus
“Denounce useless guilt. Don’t make a cult of suffering. Live in the now(or at least the soon). Always do the things you fear most. Courage is an acquired taste like caviar. Trust all joy. If the evil eye fixes you in its gaze, look elsewhere. Get ready to be 87.” IfsLooksEyeJoySufferingEvilReadyTasteGuiltUselessElsewhereCultLive In The NowCaviarEvil EyeAcquired Taste Author:Erica Jong
“If we are defined by reason and morality, then reason and morality must define our choices, even when animals are concerned. When people say, for example, that they like their veal or hot dogs too much to ever give them up, and yeah it's sad about the farms but that's just the way it is, reason hears in that the voice of gluttony. We can say that what makes a human being human is precisely the ability to understand that the suffering of an animal is more important than the taste of a treat.” PeopleIfsWayGivingHumansImportantReasonSufferingChoicesVoiceHuman BeingsAbilityAnimalToo MuchDogExampleMoralityTasteConcernedTreatsHotYeahDefinedFarmsBeing HumanOur ChoicesGluttonyHot Dog Author:Matthew Scully
“Do you eat chicken because you are familiar with the scientific literature on them and have decided that their suffering doesn't matter, or do you do it because it tastes good?” MatterSufferingLiteratureTasteDecidedFamiliarChickens Author:Jonathan Safran Foer