#society

Nothing makes us love something more than the loss of it. ↗

— Rick Yancey

#monster #monsters #monstrumologist #rick-yancy #science-fiction

A prig is a fellow who is always making you a present of his opinions. ↗

— George Eliot

#humor #society #humor

I'm an orphan!" Constance cried gleefully. "I'm an orphan!" ~ The Prisoner's Dilemma ↗

— Trenton Lee Stewart

#the-mysterious-benedict-society #humor

[Prison] relieves us of the responsibility of seriously engaging with the problems of our society, especially those produced by racism and, increasingly, global capitalism. ↗

— Angela Y. Davis

#prisons #racism #society #sociology #racism

Never trust someone that claims they care nothing of what society thinks of them. Instead of conquering obstacles, they simply pretend they don't exist. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#overcoming-obstacles #pretend #pretentiousness #society #trust

You call me a misanthrope because I avoid society. You err; I love society. Yet in order not to hate people, I must avoid their company. ↗

— Caspar David Friedrich

#misanthrope #misanthropy #people #society #love

We teach our boys to firebomb villages, but we won't let them write fuck on the side of their planes because it's obscene. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#apocalypse

I guess I´m too used to sitting in a small room and making words do a few things. I see enough of humanity at the racetracks, the supermarkets, gas stations, freeways, cafes, etc. This can´t be helped. But I feel like kicking myself in the ass when I go to gatherings, even if the drinks are free. It never works for me. I´ve got enough clay to play with. People empty me. I have to get away to refill. I´m what´s best for me, sitting here slouched, smoking a beedie and watching this creen flash the words. Seldom do you meet a rare or interesting person. It´s more than galling, it´s a fucking constant shock. It´s making a god-damned grouch out of me. Anybody can be a god-damned grouch and most are. Help! ↗

— Charles Bukowski

#society #introvert

Have you noticed how dogs sniff at one another when they meet? It seems to be their nature. - Yes; it's a funny habit. - No, it's not funny; you are wrong there. There's nothing funny in nature, however funny it may seem to man. If dogs could reason and criticize us they'd be sure to find just as much that would be funny to them, if not far more, in the social relations of men, their masters -far more, I think. I am more convinced that there is far more foolishness among us. ↗

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

#nature #society #funny

Bursar?" "Yes, Archchancellor?" "You ain't a member of some secret society or somethin', are you?" "Me? No, Archchancellor." "Then it'd be a damn good idea to take your underpants off your head. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#secret-society #underpants #humor