“The other half is to dramatize that we still 'are' human beings, now. Or can be. ”
“Individual human beings are all tools, that the others use to help us all survive.” “That’s a lie.” “No. It’s just a half truth. You can worry about the other half after we win this war.”
“…proved that woman isn't a half but a whole human being, and can stand alone.”
“It seems to me now that the plain state of being human is dramatic enough for anyone; you don't need to be a heroin addict or a performance poet to experience extremity. You just have to love someone.”
“Elephants can remember, but we are human beings and mercifully human beings can forget.”
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy, we can all sense a mysterious connection to each other.”