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She told me she fears any such restoration project only offers “false hope” and distracts the public’s attention from what she sees as the real issue—climate change causing the increased evaporation. “Some of the very same people who deny ...more
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Sarah Vowell
“If I looked in the mirror someday and saw no dark circles under my eyes, I would probably look better. I just wouldn't look like me. ”
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“I, myself, am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
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“Time is the school in which we learn”
Joan Didion

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“I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also experienced compassion and generosity, but only fleetingly and usually while drunk, so I have little memory.”
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Dave Eggers
“Why do we pursue information that we know will never leave our heads?”
Dave Eggers

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