Habits Quote by Melanie Joy

“Without awareness, there is no free choice.”

— Melanie Joy

“The carnistic schema, which twists information so that nonsense seems to make perfect sense, also explains why we fail to see the absurdities of…

— Melanie Joy

“To identify with others is to see something of yourself in them and to see something of them in yourself--even if the only thing…

— Melanie Joy

“As with any violent ideology, the populace must be shielded from direct exposure to the victims of the system, lest they begin questioning the…

— Melanie Joy

“It is impossible to exercise free will as long as we are operating from within the system. Free will requires consciousness, and our pervasive…

— Melanie Joy

“Only with awareness of carnism can we reclaim our freedom of choice; without awareness, there is no free choice.”

— Melanie Joy

“Educating yourself does not mean that you were stupid in the first place; it means that you are intelligent enough to know that there…

— Melanie Joy

“Many of us spend long minutes in the aisle of the drugstore mulling over what toothpaste to buy. Yet most of us don't spend…

— Melanie Joy

“There is a vast mythology surrounding meat, but all the myths are in one way or another related to what I refer to as…

— Melanie Joy

“Yet on some level we do know the truth. We know that meat production is a messy business, but we choose not to know…

— Melanie Joy

“Bearing witness takes the courage to realize the potential of the human spirit. Witnessing requires us to call forth the highest qualities of our…

— Melanie Joy

“But why must the system go to such lengths to block our empathy? Why all the psychological acrobatics? The answer is simple: because we…

— Melanie Joy