Quote by Ingrid Newkirk

I am not a morose person, but I would rather not be here. I don't have any reverence for life, only for the entities themselves. I would rather see a blank space where I am. This will sound like fruitcake stuff again but at least I wouldn't be harming anything

I am not a morose person, but I would rather not be here. I

Summary

In this quote, the speaker expresses a lack of interest in their own existence and a preference for non-existence. They assert that their disdain for life does not extend to individual entities, suggesting a distinction between the value of life itself and the worth of specific beings. The speaker harbors no ill intent toward others but believes that a blank space, devoid of their presence, would be preferable as it would eliminate any potential harm they might inadvertently cause. This quote showcases an unusual perspective on life and the speaker's conflicted feelings about their own existence.

Topics

By Ingrid Newkirk

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The self is only that which it is in the process of becoming

The self is only that which it is in the process of becoming.

Soren Kierkegaard

one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the

one half of her should not be always so much wiser than the other half

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in comm

All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

John Kenneth Galbraith

Our love was a two-person game. At least until one of us die

Our love was a two-person game. At least until one of us died, and the other became a murderer.?

Dark Jar Tin Zoo

Life Death Humor Funny Love Relationships Murder Game

When we speak the word life, it must be understood we are no

When we speak the word life, it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its surface of fact, but to that fragile, fluctuating center which forms never reach.

One cannot but wonder at this constantly recurring phrase ge

One cannot but wonder at this constantly recurring phrase getting something for nothing, as if it were the peculiar and perverse ambition of disturbers of society. Except for our animal outfit, practically all we have is handed us gratis. Can the most complacent reactionary flatter himself that he invented the art of writing or the printing press, or discovered his religious, economic, and moral convictions, or any of the devices which supply him with meat and raiment or any of the sources of such pleasure as he may derive from literature or the fine arts? In short, civilization is little else than getting something for nothing.

James H. Robinson

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency,

There is another side to chivalry. If it dispenses leniency, it may with equal justification invoke control.

Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with yo

Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.

Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conf

Certainly, protecting oppressed people, stopping ethnic conflict and promoting responsible governance are worthy goals. But none is as important for American security and prosperity as keeping the peace in the Middle East, Europe and East Asia.

Michael Mandelbaum

The walls are the publishers of the poor.

The walls are the publishers of the poor.

Eduardo Galeano

Authors & Writing

No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representat

No good is ever done to society by the pictorial representation of its diseases.

Anger is short madness

Anger is short madness