Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort.

Guns are neat little things, aren't they? They can kill extraordinary people with very little effort.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

I am prepared to die, but there is no cause for which I am prepared to kill.

Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.

Nobody ever invented a polite word for a killing yet.

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.

I believe that if ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we read more

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on Buddhists and vegetarians, for we feed on babies, though not our own.

The natives are superficially agreeable, but they go in for cannibalism, headhunting, infanticide, incest, avoidance and joking relationships, and biting read more

The natives are superficially agreeable, but they go in for cannibalism, headhunting, infanticide, incest, avoidance and joking relationships, and biting lice in half with their teeth

What was the point of being scared? The only thing they could do to me was kill me and it read more

What was the point of being scared? The only thing they could do to me was kill me and it seemed like they'd been trying to do that a little bit at a time ever since I could remember.

One day it's going to dawn on the human race that war is as barbaric a means of resolving conflict read more

One day it's going to dawn on the human race that war is as barbaric a means of resolving conflict as cannibalism is as a means of coping with diet deficiencies

If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of read more

If people bring so much courage to this world the world has to kill them to break them, so of course it kills them. The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. But those that will not break it kills. It kills the very good, and the very gentle, and the very brave impartially. If you are none of these you can be sure it will kill you too, but there will be no special hurry.