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animal grotesco es la parte del ser del propio autor a la que éste tiene que renunciar (matar) para llegar a ser él mismo, «parte de mi herencia paterna». La duda del narrador es: ¿debe tenerse piedad del
Franz Kafka • La metamorfosis y otros relatos de animales (Spanish Edition)
An unchecked ego is what the Buddhists call “a hungry ghost”—forever famished, eternally howling with need and greed.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear
Philip Wylie • Science Has Spoiled My Supper
Man has already robbed all the beasts of their virtues, for of all beasts man has had the hardest time. Only the birds are still over and above him. And if man were to learn to fly—woe, to what heights would his rapaciousness fly?
Friedrich Nietzsche • The Portable Nietzsche (Portable Library)
The Daily Planet #9
There's little more cruel than how we treat chickens. About seventy five billion (!!) of them are slaughtered every year, almost every single one of them living short, miserable lives. They are bred to burst out of their biological confines, suffering from torn ligaments and broken bones as a result. Not that the lack of mobility
... See moreWhen we walk around thinking we have a greater right to eat an animal than the animal has a right to live without suffering, it’s corrupting.
Jonathan Safran Foer • Eating Animals
Watching Alex and The Other Guy kill the chicken on Survivor was a weird experience. Humans’ relationship with chicken and meat is interesting these days