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> [“I’ve never understood how using a high-powered rifle to kill an unsuspecting animal from a safe distance makes some feel courageous and manly. People can be very strange,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/i-ve-never-understood-how-using-a-high-powered-rifle-to-kill-an/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

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## More by Wilkie Martin

> [“Love may be on the horizon, but beware something wicked this way comes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/love-may-be-on-the-horizon-but-beware-something-wicked-this-way-comes/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“I heard you’d gone into a monastery.’ Tony nodded. ‘I did, only I didn’t stay long. I couldn’t be doing with all the praying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/i-heard-you-d-gone-into-a-monastery-tony-nodded-i-did-only-i-didn-t/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“I’ve never understood how using a high-powered rifle to kill an unsuspecting animal from a safe distance makes some feel courageous and manly. People…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/i-ve-never-understood-how-using-a-high-powered-rifle-to-kill-an/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“They forgot to feed them for a few days and, when they remembered, both lions lay limp in their cage, as if dead. A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/they-forgot-to-feed-them-for-a-few-days-and-when-they-remembered-both/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“Strawberries don't usually require much catching.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/strawberries-don-t-usually-require-much-catching/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“I always knew you'd get ahead one day.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/i-always-knew-you-d-get-ahead-one-day/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“I ought to warn you, dear, he can get rather wild when he’s hungry”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/i-ought-to-warn-you-dear-he-can-get-rather-wild-when-he-s-hungry/)

[Wilkie martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“You can have a lot of fun with rhinos”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/you-can-have-a-lot-of-fun-with-rhinos/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“The story goes that the vicar looked up to see them bounding towards him down the aisle. "Oh Lord," he prayed in his terror.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/the-story-goes-that-the-vicar-looked-up-to-see-them-bounding-towards/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“Suit yourself,’ she said. ‘Just beware the pit of doom. They do say it’s bottomless.’ ‘What?’ ‘Oh sorry, dear. Did I say the pit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/suit-yourself-she-said-just-beware-the-pit-of-doom-they-do-say-it-s/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“Now walk this way.’ He turned towards the door. If I’d tried to walk that way I’d have done myself a mischief, so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/now-walk-this-way-he-turned-towards-the-door-if-i-d-tried-to-walk/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“I’d learned from Hobbes that feelings, or instincts, came from the subconscious and should not be ignored since they were often more reliable than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/i-d-learned-from-hobbes-that-feelings-or-instincts-came-from-the/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

> [“I admit to being unsure about him to start with, and took steps to keep the wolf from the door when some of his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilkie-martin/i-admit-to-being-unsure-about-him-to-start-with-and-took-steps-to/)

[Wilkie Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilkie-martin/)

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