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> [In a social environment that is ever crowded and impersonal, it is becoming increasingly important to reconsider the value of close personal relationships before we are driven to ask the forlorn question, 'Whatever happened to love?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/in-a-social-environment-that-is-ever-crowded-and-impersonal-it-is/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

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> [Under crowded conditions the friendly social interactions between members of a group become reduced, and the destructive and aggressive patterns show a marked rise in frequency and intensity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/under-crowded-conditions-the-friendly-social-interactions-between/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

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## Other authors on Crowded

## More by Desmond Morris

> [As long as the human race is able to concern itself with more than mere survival, soccer will have its place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/as-long-as-the-human-race-is-able-to-concern-itself-with-more-than/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/clearly-then-the-city-is-not-a-concrete-jungle-it-is-a-human-zoo/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [People who keep dogs live longer on average than those who do not. This is not some kind of pro-canine campaigning fantasy. It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/people-who-keep-dogs-live-longer-on-average-than-those-who-do-not/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Life is like a very short visit to a toy shop between birth and death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/life-is-like-a-very-short-visit-to-a-toy-shop-between-birth-and-death/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The idea that it is funny to see wild animals coerced into acting like clumsy humans, or thrilling to see powerful beasts reduced to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-idea-that-it-is-funny-to-see-wild-animals-coerced-into-acting/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The roots of our Soccer Tribe lie deep in our primeval past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-roots-of-our-soccer-tribe-lie-deep-in-our-primeval-past/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The response of teenagers to their idols is relevant. As an audience, they enjoy themselves, not by screaming with laughter, but screaming with screams.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-response-of-teenagers-to-their-idols-is-relevant-as-an-audience/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [“A belief in the validity of the acquisition of knowledge and a scientific understanding of the world we live in, the creation and appreciation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/a-belief-in-the-validity-of-the-acquisition-of-knowledge-and-a/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [A true bond of friendship is usually only possible between people of roughly equal status. This equality is demonstrated in many indirect ways, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/a-true-bond-of-friendship-is-usually-only-possible-between-people-of/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [“My writing, on the other hand, is always done with my readers in mind. I never write for my own amusement. I always try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/my-writing-on-the-other-hand-is-always-done-with-my-readers-in-mind-i/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/the-city-is-not-a-concrete-jungle-it-is-a-human-zoo/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Life is like a very short visit to a toyshop between birth and death.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/life-is-like-a-very-short-visit-to-a-toyshop-between-birth-and-death/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [...In little more than a single century from 1820 to 19450, no less than fifty-nine million human animals were killed in inter-group clashes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/in-little-more-than-a-single-century-from-1820-to-19450-no-less-than/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Monks, nuns, long-term spinsters and bachelors and permanent homosexuals are all, in a reproductive sense, aberrant. Society has bred them, but they have failed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/monks-nuns-long-term-spinsters-and-bachelors-and-permanent/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

> [Looking back now on the whole sexual scene we can see that our species has remained much more loyal to its basic biological urges…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/desmond-morris/looking-back-now-on-the-whole-sexual-scene-we-can-see-that-our/)

[Desmond Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/desmond-morris/)

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