My perspective of veganism was most affected by learning that the veal calf is a by-product of dairying, and that in essence there is a slice of veal in every glass of what I had thought was an innocuous white liquid — milk. – Rynn Berry, quoted in Joanne Stepaniak, The Vegan Sourcebook, 1998

Most vegetarians I ever see looked enough like their food to be classified as cannibals. – Finley Peter Dunne

Vegans plant goodwill. – Terri Guillemets, “Pangæa garden,” 1995

A mind of the calibre of mine cannot derive its nutriment from cows. – George Bernard Shaw