Susan Orlean Quotes About Animals

Quotes about: Animals

• There will always be vain, obsessive people who want to own rare and extraordinary things whatever the cost; there will always be people for whom owning beautiful, dangerous animals brings a sense of power and magic.

  Susan Orlean

  Beautiful, Animal, People

  "Wild Animals Don’t Want to be Owned" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. October 20, 2011.

• We're fascinated by animals because it's almost like having Martians living among us. We can see some familiarity in them, but they're entirely different creatures.

  Susan Orlean

  Animal, Different, Creatures

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I think coexisting with another life form is a very rich experience. It's why people keep plants and animals.

  Susan Orlean

  Animal, Thinking, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• Animals can seem more pure. Without complication, I mean, animals are selfless. What animals do for us, they do out of instinct.

  Susan Orlean

  Mean, Animal, Selfless

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• I've definitely taken a lot of consolation from animals in my life. There have been times when I've been really sad, and they gave solace and comfort and companionability more than a person.

  Susan Orlean

  Taken, Animal, Comfort

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

• Keeping animals, I have learned, is all about water. Who even knew chickens drank water? I didn't, but they do, and a lot.

  Susan Orlean

  Animal, Water, Chickens

  "Chicken Chores" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. July 21, 2011.

• Having animals in the city is entirely different from having animals out in the country. For one thing, it's more social. When you live on lots of acres without neighbors within a stone's throw, your dog-walks are usually solitary rambles over hill and dale.

  Susan Orlean

  Country, Dog, Animal

  "The Social Animal" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. October 1, 2011.

• States should pass laws making it illegal to own or trade wild animals; the phony 'educational' permits that many private owners have used to skirt those laws should be eliminated.

  Susan Orlean

  Educational, Animal, Law

  "Wild Animals Don’t Want to be Owned" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. October 20, 2011.

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