Money Quote by Harvey Karp

“They discovered that chimpanzees yawn more after watching familiar chimps yawn than after watching strangers yawn.”

— David DiSalvo

“When I tried to envision how my dogs would react to a system where they spent two-fifths of the year locked up in the…

— Barry Estabrook

“There's no animal that sleep-deprives itself like the human.”

— Henri Cole

“I am carrying the whimper you can hear when the mouth is collapsed, the wisdom of monkeys. Ask a glass of water why it…

— Terrance Hayes

“Humans are the only ones who refuse to co-sleep with their newborns. All other animals do it lovingly and willingly.”

— Mitta Xinindlu

“People talk to pets and babies to stop themselves going mad.”

— James Smythe

“246. Human yawns are contagious both to other humans and dogs. 247.”

— Lena Shaw

“Observation of animals revealed the fact that infants were rejected if the mother could not nuzzle them within a certain time.”

— Gabrielle Palmer

“The only thing that was actually effective at tricking my babies into sleeping was not something money could buy. It was me. Well, actually…

— Amber Dusick

“There aren’t many animals left, but I’ve heard stories of birds that fly.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“There’s an infant part in our souls which longs for the lullaby truths of life every night for a tranquil slumber.”

— Munia Khan

“I use the time to finish reading Of Mice and Men, which turns out to be just as awful as I thought it would…

— Hannah Harrington