27 Quotes by Susan Block

Pleasure is the Root of All Good

The best laid plans may not get you laid the way you planned.

In Bonoboville, the females gently but firmly rule the roost, keeping the males gentle and firm

Bonobo discipline involves being schooled in a gentler, more playful fashion.

Trust Kills Lust

Both bonobos and common chimps are as close to humans as foxes are to dogs. I don’t know about you, but that’s closer than I feel to some of my human relatives.

Love the Earth You Make Love On

Though bonobos tend to be a lot hairier than us—and they don’t build houses or churches or Pentagons like we do—these primates look and act remarkably human. They often even go beyond the merely “human,” and enter the realm of the truly “humane.

Party like a bonobo!