Why is compassion not part of the established curriculum, an inherent part of our education? Compassion, awe, wonder curiosity, humility – these are the foundation of any real civilization, no longer the prerogatives, the preserves of any one church belonging to everyone, every child in every home, in every school.

In: Vergil Z. Ozeca Humanimal, Lulu.com, 2010, p. 188