Quotes About Instinct

We tend to overemphasize and over-rely on our minds to the point where we disengage from our bodies and let our instincts and intuition atrophy. This is neither safe nor wise, and causes us to live in more fear than is healthy.

I think God made babies cute so we don't eat them.

Cats only pretend to be domesticated if they think there's a bowl of milk in it for them.

Cruelty is a part of nature, at least of human nature, but it is the one thing that seems unnatural to us.

I never believed Jacob was human. But sometimes, like a lot of predators, he did a decent impression of one.

she felt that little tingle at the base of her skull that warned her of bad news.

G,We're here and we prey on you.

When you're held underwater, you think only of air.

The fear of death was a powerful aphrodisiac.

If you are afraid for your life, you don't think about others. You think only about the people you love, and even that may not be enough.

We pick our own predators.

People act out of love or they act out of fear," she said. "Those are the only two primary motivators.

This was what happened. Abused boys became dangerous men. Those around them with a self-preservation instinct—even the people who loved them—started to move away.

Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting.

Go dance with the girl, Mark. She thinks you're interesting. Mother Nature gives a sense of romance to young people, in place of prudence, to advance the species. It's a trick—that makes us grow.

If people were too sensible, the human race might well come to an end. Evolution favored the maximum production of children, not of happiness. So how did you end up with neither?

As she had stated earlier, he wasn't an animal. Well, he was, but there was a side of him that was more than instinct as well. There was the strategist, and soon, there would be the seducer. No battle was won purely with a show of strength, he told himself as he left her room, closing the door quietly behind him. Every battle won was done so with the right strategy as well as the proper weapons. He simply had to determine when and where to begin the first skirmish.

At its base, the male, whether human, animal or Breed, has a core nature equal to that of a sullen child denied a favored treat. And the male can react accordingly—

Malachi had warned her that a Breed, once certain that the woman he wanted was drawn to him, could only be turned away if he knew the object of his lust, his affection, or whatever they called it, if her objections were stronger than her need. Breeds didn't force the sexual aspects, they didn't stalk, nor did they harass. They charmed, cajoled and teased. They built the hunger and the need until their potential lovers fell willingly into their arms.

If we were perfect, we'd be Wolves, right?

The fear of dogs is deep and universal amongst all that are less than Man.

You were...were... looking at me! Yeah. I was considering having you for breakfast before you kicked me in the jaw.

Every family is a family of alligators.

All creatures behave according to their nature," said Eggthoda "Find out what their nature is, and you can deal safely with them