“I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her.”
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About this quote
Humor has a way of pointing out our strangest contradictions without making us defensive. We often claim to appreciate nature or beauty, yet our way of showing that appreciation is to destroy the very thing we admire. It forces us to look at the weird habits we take for granted as normal. Why do we feel the need to possess and display a dead object instead of just enjoying its existence? The next time you want to own something beautiful, ask yourself if a simple memory or photograph would do.
When to use it
- When your uncle proudly shows off a mounted bass in his den and you want to gently poke fun at his taste in home decor.
- Recalling this when a friend plucks wild orchids from a nature trail just to let them wither in a vase on her kitchen counter.
- When you are tempted to buy a taxidermy butterfly at a flea market but decide a photo of one in the wild is much better.