I had learned that a dexterous, opposable thumb stood among the hallmarks of human success. We had maintained, even exaggerated, this important flexibility of our primate forebears, while most mammals had sacrificed it in specializing their digits. Carnivores run, stab, and scratch. My cat may manipulate me psychologically, but he'll never type or play the piano.

I love animals, especially with barbeque sauce.

Ethically, she couldn't cause the suffering of any living thing. Logically, bacon cheeseburgers were delicious.

She was not a vegetarian and knew firsthand animals had to die for her delectation, but she never liked to think about it.