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“When we tell them that the tree is not a who, but an it, we make that maple tree an object; we put a barrier between us”
― The Democracy of Species
― The Democracy of Species
“What I saw that night was a world so rich and complex I was disorientated, a world complete unto itself, a world of smooth surfaces broken occasionally by a flash of eccentricity so deep that it numbed any attempt at interpretation.”
― South and West: From a Notebook
― South and West: From a Notebook
“The arrogance of English is that the only way to be animate, to be worthy of respect and moral concern, is to be human.”
― The Democracy of Species
― The Democracy of Species
“Things are sweeter when they're lost. I know--because once I wanted something and got it. It was the only thing I ever wanted badly, Dot, and when I got it it turned to dust in my hand.”
― The Beautiful and Damned
― The Beautiful and Damned
“Whether we are digging wild leeks or going to the mall, how do we consume in a way that does justice to the lives we take?”
― The Democracy of Species
― The Democracy of Species
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