If it's true that men are such beasts, this must account for the fact that most women are animal lovers.
“I'm a West Indian mum and West Indian mums will go to the wall for their children.”
“It took me less than half a lifetime to realize that regret is one of the few guaranteed certainties. Sooner or later everything is touched by it, despite our naive and senseless hope that just this time we will be spared its cold hand on our heart.”