Time Traveler's Wife [by Audrey Niffenegger]
- You eat like a dog.
- I do not! - I am deeply offended. - I have opposable thumbs, thank you very much.
- What are posable thumbs?
- Do this. - I make the “okay” sign. Clare makes the “okay” sign. - Opposable thumbs means you can do that. It means you can open jars and tie your shoes and other things animals can’t do.
Clare is not happy with this. - Sister Carmelita says animals don’t have souls.
- Of course animals have souls. Where did she get that idea?
- She said the Pope says.
- The Pope’s an old meanie. Animals have much nicer souls than we do. They never tell lies or blow anybody up.