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"The mode of consciousness of nonhuman species is quite different from human consciousness."
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"Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?"
"Universal consciousness can never die, it can only transform and transcend."
"We are the flower of eternal consciousness."
"Consciousness is a transformational dynamic force which transforms us by changing our imaginations and perceptions."
"Consciousness is clear, it reflects colors of the vessel."
"The real ladder of opportunity is ascending levels of consciousness."
"Consciousness makes you an unlimited being by giving the power of your imagination."
"We can tell a lot about a creature's level of consciousness by understanding their perception of death."
"Observing the medical histories of various neurological syndromes is like observing the fascinating nerve cells of the human brain in action, while they construct what we so proudly call the Human Consciousness. They remind us of the overwhelming aspects of human silliness. They remind us how such a simple natural response of the human Biology, is misinterpreted as the "last surviving mystery of this planet."
"Consciousness is the awareness of the interaction and interdependence among mind, body, spirit, and the universe where it resides."
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"I say that I represent this movement because my intellectual allegiances are clearly European, not African."
"Elizabeth, Lady C, claims to be writing at the limits of language. Would it not be insulting to her if I were diligently to follow after her, explaining what she means but is not smart enough to say?"
"There are works of literature whose influence is strong but indirect because it is mediated through the whole of the culture rather than immediately through imitation. Wordsworth is the case that comes to mind."
"If it is indeed impossible - or at least very difficult - to inhabit the consciousness of an animal, then in writing about animals there is a temptation to project upon them feelings and thoughts that may belong only to our own human mind and heart."
"The idea of writer as sage is pretty much dead today. I would certainly feel very uncomfortable in the role."
"If there were a better, clearer, shorter way of saying what the fiction says, then why not scrap the fiction?"
"Strictly speaking, my interest is not in legal rights for animals but in a change of heart towards animals."
"The writers who have the deepest influence on one are those one reads in ones more impressionable, early life, and often it is the more youthful works of those writers that leave the deepest imprint."
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