Dr Susan Block Quotes

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

Interestingly, bonobo percussionists prefer a tempo of 280 beats per minute, the syllabic rate at which most humans speak.

Pleasure is the Root of All Good

The ideal is the enemy of the real.

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

Bonobos are... ambassadors from a primordial world of peace through pleasure, inviting us in one kiss at a time.

What might happen if we could somehow reorient ourselves toward our more loving, bonobo side rather than our inner mad chimpanzee?

Aw... don’t be so upset. Come here and sit on my face.

There’s nothing like a friendly handshake to establish social cooperation, but the bonobo handshake takes erotic politics to a whole new level.