In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.
One of the universal rules of happiness is: Always be wary of any helpful item that weighs less than its operating manual.
The evil like power, power over people, and they want to see you in fear. They want you to know you are going to die. So they'll talk. They'll gloat. They'll watch you squirm. They'll put off the murder like another man will put off a good cigar. So hope like hell your captor is an evil man. A good man will kill you with hardly a word.
Only in our dreams are we free. The rest of the time we need wages.
For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.
Getting an education was a bit like a communicable sexual disease. It made you unsuitable for a lot of jobs and then you had the urge to pass it on.
I'd rather be a climbing ape than a falling angel.
Words in the heart cannot be taken.
Gentlemen, no fighting please. This is, after all, a council of war.
I didn't go to university. Didn't even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did.