“I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.”
― The Lorax
― The Lorax
“As this book will show, objectively defined races simply do not exist. Even Arthur Mourant realized that fact nearly fifty years ago, when he wrote: 'Rather does a study of blood groups show a heterogeneity in the proudest nation and support the view that the races of the present day are but temporary integrations in the constant process of . . . mixing that marks the history of every living species.' The temptation to classify the human species into categories which have no objective basis is an inevitable but regrettable consequence of the gene frequency system when it is taken too far. For several years the study of human genetics got firmly bogged down in the intellectually pointless (and morally dangerous) morass of constructing ever more detailed classifications of human population groups.”
― The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
― The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic Ancestry
“She wore tight corsets to give her a teeny waist - I helped her lace them up - but they had the effect of causing her to faint. Mom called it the vapors and said it was a sign of her high breeding and delicate nature. I thought it was a sign that the corset made it hard to breathe.”
― Half Broke Horses
― Half Broke Horses
“But something that never escapes me as I putter about the garden, physically and mentally: desire and curiosity inform the inevitable boundaries of the garden, and boundaries, especially when they are an outgrowth of something as profound as the garden with all its holy restrictions and admonitions, must be violated.”
― Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya
― Among Flowers: A Walk in the Himalaya
“Lawns are a form of television”
― Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
― Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
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