My mother thought it would make us feel better to know animals had no souls and thus their deaths were not to be taken seriously. But it didn't help and when I think of some of the animals I have known, I wonder. The only really 'soulful' eyes in the world belong to the dog or cat who sits on your lap or at your feet commiserating when you cry.


The Mother Book (1978)

Liz Smith Quotes

My mother thought it would make us feel better to know animals had no souls and thus their deaths were not to be taken seriously. But it didn't help...

My mother thought it would make us feel better to know animals had no souls and thus their deaths were not to be taken seriously. But it didn't help...

My mother thought it would make us feel better to know animals had no souls and thus their deaths were not to be taken seriously. But it didn't help...

My mother thought it would make us feel better to know animals had no souls and thus their deaths were not to be taken seriously. But it didn't help...