My relationship with my father is pretty non-existent. – Joey Lauren Adams

So I developed very early a massive inferiority complex, and Ive told the story often about how that inspired me later in life to get involved in other things, because I couldnt out-do my brothers in sports, and its a very competitive relationship. – George J. Mitchell

Just about every childrens book in my local bookstore has an animal for its hero. But then, only a few feet away in the cookbook section, just about every cookbook includes recipes for cooking animals. Is there a more illuminating illustration of our paradoxical relationship with the nonhuman world? – Jonathan Safran Foer