# The Wanting Seed

- Author: [Anthony Burgess](https://www.leafyquotes.com/anthony-burgess.md)
- Quotes: 2
- Book page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/anthony-burgess/the-wanting-seed

## Quotes

> It's sapiens to be homo.

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> 'Brutality!' cried Tristam. The class was at last interested. 'Beatings-up. Secret police. Torture in brightly lighted cellars. Condemnation without trial. Finger-nails pulled out with pincers. The rack. The cold-water treatment. The gouging out of eyes. The firing squad in the cold dawn. And all this because of disappointment. The Interphase.'

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