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Between Quotes by Rebecca Solnit
- The poet Marianne Moore famously wrote of 'real toads in imaginary gardens,' and the labyrinth offers us the possibility of being real creatures in symbolic…
- Given a choice between their worldview and the facts, it's always interesting how many people toss the facts.
- It's hardly surprising that the corporate aliens lie when it comes to the relationship between doing something about climate change and the economy.
- For me, being in a car or on an airplane is like being in limbo. It's this dead zone between two places. But to walk,…
- As I started to pursue the subject more deeply I realized that walking was this wonderful meandering path through everything I was already interested in…
- Many people nowadays live in a series of interiors...disconnected from each other. On foot everything stays connected, for while walking one occupies the spaces between…
- We treat desire as a problem to be solved, address what desire is for and focus on that something and how to acquire it rather…
- A labyrinth is a symbolic journey . . . but it is a map we can really walk on, blurring the difference between map and…
- The stars we are given. The constellations we make. That is to say, stars exist in the cosmos, but constellations are the imaginary lines we…
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- That said, the question remains: how to strike the balance between free speech and mutual respect in this mixed-up world, both blessed… — Timothy Garton Ash
- I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and 16 when… — Margaret Atwood
- It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between. — Diane Ackerman
- A ball had passed between my body and the right arm which supported him, cutting through the sleeve and passing through his… — Clara Barton
- I cannot help but notice that there is no problem between us that cannot be solved by your departure. — Mark Twain
- Exactly. She does not shine as a wife even in her own account of what occurred. I am not a whole-souled admirer… — Arthur Conan Doyle
- You have to steer a course between not appalling people, but at the same time not misleading them. — David Attenborough
- If social stability goes pear-shaped, you have a choice between anarchy and dictatorship. Most people will opt for more security, even if… — Margaret Atwood