He read it for the same reason an animal tears at a wounded foot: to hurt the pain.
Miss LonelyheartsAnimals don't know as much about jealousy as people, but they're not ignorant of it, either.
The Waste LandsThe fate of animals is of far greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous.
Emile ZolaSmell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.
Iain Banks