“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”

“The greatest evil that one has to fight constantly, every minute of the day until one dies, is the worst part of oneself.”

“Well, you split your soul, you see, and hide part of it in an object outside the body. Then, even if one’s body is attacked or destroyed, one cannot die, for part of the soul remains earthbound and undamaged. But of course, existence in such a form . . .”

“The things which the child loves remain in the domain of the heart until old age. The most beautiful thing in life is that our souls remain hovering over the places where we once enjoyed ourselves. I am one of those who remembers those places regardless of distance or time.”

“One word ‘love’ has to do service for so many different kinds of the same animal.”

“You’ve never been in love?” “Until you…no. And no one has loved me either.”