Nature Quote by Christopher McDougall

“How slow can a mammal be and still have respiratory functions?”

— Neal Stephenson

“My lungs feel like they're imploding. Every part of my body feels like it's trying to run, screaming, from every other part of my…

— Melissa Keil

Warm-bloodedness is one of the key factors that have enabled mammals to conquer the Earth, and to develop the most complex bodies in the…

— David Attenborough

“Since when do politics affect a mammals ability to sustain a flame? That aside, who says a burning mouse can't run a distance of…

— David Sedaris

“After evading the chase of predators, animals often nuzzle each other as a means of stress relief. This bodily contact provides reassurance of safety…

— Jeanne Segal

“Those that leave the green lungs you, raise the temperature to improbable degrees and hallucinate your death.”

— Bartolome Delmar Huerta

“Hot breath drowns me in blood and rancid flesh. My mouth gapes in silent pain, I can’t breathe, and my ribs are bent to…

— Sam Austin

“You have the survival instincts of a suicidal squirrel”

— Marguerite Labbe

“...there is something very vital happening when we breathe—without it we die—but trying to speed it up, force it, grasp it, push it away…

— Ed halliwell

“You breathe nonstop, like a marathon runner, but it doesn't help.”

— Junot Díaz

“These boys bent over their food, intense as harmless cubs feeding, rapt with every morsel melting in their mouths—feral rhythm moves their very breath,…

— Merlie M. Alunan

“But faced with the choice of living one breath longer or crashing in right now, most folks would take the extra moment. That single…

— Amie Kaufman