“The concept of conservation is a far truer sign of civilization than that spoilation of a continent which we once confused with progress.”
― Wildlife in America
― Wildlife in America
“You see, some things I can teach you. Some you learn from books. But there are things that, well, you have to see and feel.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
“The question is whether any civilization can wage relentless war on life without destroying itself, and without losing the right to be called civilized.”
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“Figures dark beneath their loads pass down the far bank of the river, rendered immortal by the streak of sunset upon their shoulders”
― The Snow Leopard
― The Snow Leopard
“And that, ...is the story of our country, one invasion after another...Macedonians. Saddanians. Arabs. Mongols. Now the Soviets. But we're like those walls up there. Battered, and nothing pretty to look at, but still standing.”
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
― A Thousand Splendid Suns
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