“Biology enables, Culture forbids.” Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
People talk sometimes of a bestial cruelty, but that's a great injustice and insult to the beasts; a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel. The tiger only tears and gnaws, that's all he can do. He would never think of nailing people by the ears, even if he were able to do it. The Karamazov Brothers
Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head. They're all the time talkin' about it, but it's jus' in their head. Of Mice and Men
The sergeant's widow told you a lie when she said I flogged her. I never flogged her. She flogged herself. The Inspector General
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