"Food is everywhere and one picks it up almost absentmindedly, as one takes a breath of air...one does not think of feeding as a distinct activity...Rather, it's like a delicious music that plays in the background of all activities throughout the day." p.12
-I think this is such a healthy way to look at food. As humans, we've made it something loathsome and grotesque, when it started as something beautiful and natural. I think if we looked at food and eating the same way as described, a lot of food related problems could be eliminated.
"There are times when having too much to say can be as dumbfounding as having too little. " p. 24
"If you can't discover what's keeping you in, the will to get out soon becomes confused and ineffectual." p.25
"Why is it that no one is excited? I hear people talking in the Laundromat about the end of the world, and they're no more excited than if they were comparing detergents. People talk about the destruction of the ozone layer and the death of all life...And they seem perfectly calm." p.44
-This quote reflects a tendency humans seem to have. The idea of destruction of the planet and disappearance of species seems so distant. It's like we are the cause, but we will never fully feel the consequences, but that's not true.
"Crime, mental illness, suicide, and drug addiction are features of an advanced culture." p.146
