“Maybe the way back will somehow make sense of the coming.”
― Foster
― Foster
“I have a friend, Alex, who is one of those impossibly easygoing, imperturbable souls who can instantly recalibrate when faced with a shift in circumstance. But occasionally, when on a tight schedule, Alex will become visibly stressed and say things like, 'We've got to get a move on.' Alex's wife, Linda, calls this 'Airport Alex.' Much to my chagrin, I am always Airport Alex.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“To be an adult was, for the greatest part, to be in darkness.”
― Walk the Blue Fields
― Walk the Blue Fields
“Why were the things that were closest so often the hardest to see?”
― Small Things Like These
― Small Things Like These
“Even the most extraordinary genius can accomplish very little alone.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
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