Animals Sacred

Famous quotes containing the words animals and/or sacred:

“In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults. They frolic with animals, caress them, share with them feelings neither has words for. Have they ever stroked any adult with the love they bestow on a cat? Hugged any grownup with the ecstasy they feel when clasping a puppy?”
—Jessamyn West (1907–1984)

“Sacrifice is nothing other than the production of sacred things.”
—Georges Bataille (1897–1962)