“Never fight an inanimate object.”
“Design is body language for inanimate objects.”
“I'm asexual, though occasionally I'm attracted to inanimate objects. Mainly tube-shaped objects.”
“[He] had insisted that inanimate objects couldn't have malignant motivations, but Emma had extensive proof to the contrary.”
“Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.”
“She? You’re not one of those people who name their cars and coffee mugs, are you? It’s an inanimate object. Get over it.”