Totem Animal

Famous quotes containing the words totem and/or animal:

“Now defined as art, the totem has lost cult, taboo, and custom.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother.... Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark the end of their capacities. They can’t even attend to the elementary animal requirements of their offspring. It is quite surprising how many children survive in spite of their mothers.”
—Norman Douglas (1868–1952)