It’s admirable, what you do, what she does, but to me animal-welfare p…

J. M. Coetzee
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It’s admirable, what you do, what she does, but to me animal-welfare people are a bit like Christians of a certain kind. Everyone is so cheerful and well-intentioned that after a while you itch to go off and do some raping and pillaging. Or to kick a cat. ✨ J. M. Coetzee (1999). Disgrâce, Random House (UK)
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