#hunter

One-third to one-half of humanity are said to go to bed hungry every night. In the Old Stone Age the fraction must have been much smaller. This is the era of hunger unprecedented. Now, in the time of the greatest technical power, is starvation an institution. Reverse another venerable formula: the amount of hunger increases relatively and absolutely with the evolution of culture. ↗

— Marshall Sahlins

#culture #evolution #hunger #hunters #starvation

Graffiti is beautiful; like a brick in the face of a cop. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

#graffiti #hunter-s-thompson #hunter-thompson #subversion #beauty

You just happened to have a bottle of wine and two wine glasses here?" I asked skeptically. Hunter smiled conspiratorially and said, "It's a rule of mine to have it available in case of special occasions. You know, like a beautiful woman in my apartment with a desire for... answers. ↗

— L.J. Kentowski

#beauty

Great. Every time I thought I understood the rules, they changed. Why was it that the **** rules always seemed to change for the worse? ↗

— Anita Blake

#change

Hey, Dorkangelo, change of plans. Take the next right. ↗

— Pamela Clare Naked Edge

#change

I’m here to take you on a date.” I blinked. “A date?” I repeated as if it was a foreign word I’d never heard before. “You know, where we go out, hold hands, cast longing glances at each other? It’s tradition. You might have heard of it.” “But I have class.” “Class?” Now he was looking at me as if I was speaking a different language. “But it’s ten o’clock at night.” “We have classes until midnight.” I smiled pointedly. “The thing about vampires is that they kind of like the night. It’s tradition. You might have heard of it?” “Oh, smart mouth.” He grinned back. “Sexy. ↗

— Alyxandra Harvey

#quinn #dating

Women are impossible, witches are worse, and women who are powerful witches are going to be the death of me. ↗

— Cate Tiernan

#tynan-flannery #death

What are you, a door mouse?!" Cloudtail mewed impatiently, prodding Lionblaze. Lionblaze looked up at the white warrior looking down at him, "Aww did you have to do that?! I was having a really great dream!" "And now you can go on a really great water patrol!" Cloudtail grumbled. ↗

— Erin Hunter

#emily-grenier #erin-hunter #lionblaze #the-fourth-apprentice #warriors

Verbal blows cut to the soul and ate at the heart for eternity. ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#lydia #seth #dreams

You’re the one with the family tree that doesn’t branch.” She illustrated said tree with her fingers. “How many Egyptian gods slept with their brothers’ and sisters’ wife’s mother’s uncle’s dogs? Hmm? I ask you?” He wasn’t quite sure if he should be offended or amused by her attack on his family. Honestly, he had no real feelings for any of them other than hatred and disdain but … “Have you visited your pantheon lately?” “We’re not talking about my pantheon, here. Are we? No. We’re insulting yours.” -Lydia and Seth- ↗

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

#family