"I make up different names for my cat all the time - Flapjack, Bowtie, Popcorn. But he's really, "Hey you, cat.""

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How easy is murder when one calls it by a different name? How much easier is it for the conscience to condone "reaping" than "killing"-and when one knows that death isn't the end, does it stop the killing hand for fear of retribution, or does it simply make it easier to kill, because, if life continues, how can murder be murder at all?

— Neal Shusterman