"We used to flock to watch gladiators, public……" — Kenneth Oppel
"We used to flock to watch gladiators, public torture and executions. In more recent times, our appetite for mortal violence has been sublimated in sports, photorealistic video games, film and literature."
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33 Quotes by Kenneth Oppel
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The world of 'The Hunger Games' is a paranoid survivalist's dream.
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It's somewhat disquieting that the same parents and educators who are horrified by the notion of child soldiers have bestowed…
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His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.
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It's the way you look whenever she mentions her fiance. My cat looks like that before he hacks up a…
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I poo poo the chit.' The attendant looked stunned. 'You cannot poo-poo the chit!' I do.' Kate said solemnly. 'I…
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But chance runs like a river through all our lives, and being prepared for surprise is the best we can…
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I know you pretty well." "Better than anyone I think." I smiled. Her compliment was like a gift itself, only…
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You can't eat [literature], that's the problem," he said. "I've tried, it's very dry, and not at all nutritious.
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You two were in a cave together?’ said Miss Simpkins in horror. ‘Yes,’ said Kate, ‘and it was very, very…
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IMBECILE!" the chef shouted. "Next time why don't you just put your whole HAND in the food, hey? Yes, your…
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You flatter me shamelessly. I like it. Good.
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Everyone watched, wondering if this could be the same lunatic who'd nearly berthed his ornithopter in the restaurant. I swallowed,…
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More Appetite Quotes
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Even in the centuries which appear to us to be the most monstrous and foolish, the immortal appetite for beauty…
— Charles Baudelaire
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The most violent appetites in all creatures are lust and hunger; the first is a perpetual call upon them to…
— Joseph Addison
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In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I…
— Steven Adler
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Unfortunately, the boards of art institutions tend to be populated with well-meaning supporters of the arts who often lack any…
— Eli Broad
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To give money to a woman - and here I must speak as a man - is to deny her…
— James Buchan
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I only go out to get me a fresh appetite for being alone.
— Lord Byron
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My curiosity and my appetite for evolving as an actor is one of the main components of me still working…
— Kim Cattrall
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I look upon indolence as a sort of suicide; for the man is effectually destroyed, though the appetites of the…
— Lord Chesterfield
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Torment, for some men, is a need, an appetite, and an accomplishment.
— Emile M. Cioran
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It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom & passion.
— Steve Winwood
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The most innovative designers consciously reject the standard option box and cultivate an appetite for thinking wrong.
— Marty Neumeier
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I thought that conclusion that we leaped to right after the election, that has been disproven statistically so many times,…
— Steve King
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