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> [“Take away memory—the sense of who we are—and human beings revert to animal behavior," Ryter says. "And animals are easier to exterminate than humans.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/take-away-memory-the-sense-of-who-we-are-and-human-beings-revert-to/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

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## More by Rodman Philbrick

> [You don't need a time machine if you know how to remember.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/you-don-t-need-a-time-machine-if-you-know-how-to-remember/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [Do not despair, my friend. Today is theirs, but the future is ours](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/do-not-despair-my-friend-today-is-theirs-but-the-future-is-ours/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [remembering is a great invention of the mind, and if you try hard enough you can remember anything, whether it really happened or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/remembering-is-a-great-invention-of-the-mind-and-if-you-try-hard/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [Every word is part of a picture, Every sentence is a picture. All you have to do is link them together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/every-word-is-part-of-a-picture-every-sentence-is-a-picture-all-you/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [You ever notice how long it takes for things to happen when you know they're supposed to happen? My fake Walkman has a built-in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/you-ever-notice-how-long-it-takes-for-things-to-happen-when-you-know/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [Pain is just a state of mind. You can think your way out of everything, even pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/pain-is-just-a-state-of-mind-you-can-think-your-way-out-of-everything/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [“In his opinion, humans were best when miserable, and so he had worked at being miserable his whole life, and in his generous way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/in-his-opinion-humans-were-best-when-miserable-and-so-he-had-worked/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [Bean finds the best apple in our tree and hands it up to me. "You know what this tastes like when you first bite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/bean-finds-the-best-apple-in-our-tree-and-hands-it-up-to-me-you-know/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [I'm thinking maybe letting the latches burn is the right idea. Let everything burn until there's nothing left but ashes and cool rain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/i-m-thinking-maybe-letting-the-latches-burn-is-the-right-idea-let/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [“That does it. It can't be true love. Mr. Willow has eyes like a sick kitten. You might love a sick kitten but you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/that-does-it-it-can-t-be-true-love-mr-willow-has-eyes-like-a-sick/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [“Remembering is just an invention of the mind... It means that if you want to, you can remember anything, whether it happened or not...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/remembering-is-just-an-invention-of-the-mind-it-means-that-if-you/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [“What a goon, except it really is funny, me trying to sneeze a hot dog through my nose, and we're both laughing like total…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/what-a-goon-except-it-really-is-funny-me-trying-to-sneeze-a-hot-dog/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [Books are like truth serum-- if you don't read, you can't figure out what's real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/books-are-like-truth-serum-if-you-don-t-read-you-can-t-figure-out/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [“Sure it will hurt. But so what? Pain is just a state of mind. You can think your way out of anything, even pain.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/sure-it-will-hurt-but-so-what-pain-is-just-a-state-of-mind-you-can/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

> [“I know who the real hero is, and it isn't me or brave Lanaya. It's an old man with a white beard and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodman-philbrick/i-know-who-the-real-hero-is-and-it-isn-t-me-or-brave-lanaya-it-s-an/)

[Rodman Philbrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodman-philbrick/)

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