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Just as Chicago meatpackers used all but the squeal of a hog, California foresters would use all but the breeze that sighed through the branches of eucs.
“Il serre la jolie poupée dans ses bras maigres, il la serre comme si sa vie en dépendait, il la serre comme il serrerait une vraie petite fille, silencieuse, tranquille et éternelle, une petite fille de l'aube et de l'orient. Son unique petite fille. La petite-fille de Monsieur Linh.”
― La petite fille de Monsieur Linh
― La petite fille de Monsieur Linh
“She was off crack, she said. When I asked her why she thought she had stopped, she simply said, "I'm tired of living a bad life.”
― Before Their Time: Four Generations of Teenage Mothers
― Before Their Time: Four Generations of Teenage Mothers
“She was asked whether she knew if she was in God’s grace, and she was smart enough to know that either a “yes” or “no” response could be used against her. Therefore, she answered: “If I am not, may God put me there; and if I am, may God so keep me. I should be the saddest creature in the world if I knew I were not in His grace.”
― Joan of Arc: A Life Inspired
― Joan of Arc: A Life Inspired
“Trillions of microorganisms, even in my own smallish backyard, like a great dark sea swarming with tiny creatures—it almost makes me feel a little seasick standing here, knowing how much business is being conducted right under my feet.”
― The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
― The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
“the writer Lisa Alvarez saw a teenager pouring gasoline onto the base of a palm near LAPD headquarters. Alvarez remembers speaking out in defense of the plant as the boy reached for his matchbook: “ ‘Listen, lady,’ he says, leaning close. ‘It’s not a real tree. It’s a fake one. They’re all fake.’ He swings his arms toward the city trees that stand at attention in their little plots of dirt. ‘They shouldn’t be here. I’m taking this one out. Don’t worry. It’ll be all right.’ ” This palm, and many others, burned like giant matchsticks that evening.”
― Trees in Paradise: A California History
― Trees in Paradise: A California History
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