Eugene Bullington

“Oral traditions of the islanders are obsessed with cannibalism; the most inflammatory taunt that could be snarled at an enemy was “The flesh of your mother sticks between my teeth.”
― Jared Diamond, Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed

“Do not let anyone tell you that these people made work of play. They simply realized that the most fun lies in seeing and studying the unknown.”
― Aldo Leopold

“When a wise man does not understand, he says: "I do not understand." The fool and the uncultured are ashamed of their ignorance. They remain silent when a question could bring them wisdom.”
― Frank Herbert, The Godmakers

“Ain’t the best prayin’ jest bein’ with God and talkin’ a while, like He’s a good friend, stead a-like he runs a store and you’ve come in a-hopin’ to git a bargain?”
― Olive Ann Burns, Cold Sassy Tree