Until one has loved an animal a part of one\'s soul remains unawakened.

Until one has loved an animal a part of one\'s soul remains unawakened.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of read more

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

I hate a word like "pets": it sounds so much
Like something with no living of its own.

I hate a word like "pets": it sounds so much
Like something with no living of its own.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find read more

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why

The cattle upon a thousand hills.

The cattle upon a thousand hills.

we fork ourselves to death with the tines with which we
spear the muscles of innocent animals.

we fork ourselves to death with the tines with which we
spear the muscles of innocent animals.

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that
spots are rather a credit.

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that
spots are rather a credit.

The animals of the world exist
for their own reasons. They were
not made for humans any more read more

The animals of the world exist
for their own reasons. They were
not made for humans any more
than black people were made for
whites or women for men.
She is author of The Color Purple.