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Gerald Durrell has 28 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:
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Erosion, desertification, and pollution have become our lot. It is a weird form of suicide, for we are bleeding our planet to…
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Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic…
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Remember that the animals and plants have no M.P. they can write to; they can't perform sit-down strikes or, indeed, strikes of…
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You cannot begin to preserve any species of animal unless you preserve the habitat in which it dwells. Disturb or destroy that…
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The great ecosystems are like complex tapestries - a million complicated threads, interwoven, make up the whole picture. Nature can cope with…
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Animals generally return the love you lavish on them by a swift bite in passing-not unlike friends and wives.
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As I watched the pulsing fire among the trees and heard the beat of the drum merge and tremble with the voices,…
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Among the myrtles the mantids moved, lightly, carefully, swaying slightly, the quintessence of evil. They were lank and green, with chinless faces…
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Aspirin is so good for roses, brandy for sweet peas, and a squeeze of lemon-juice for the fleshy flowers, like begonias.
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Zoos should concentrate more on the preservation side of things.
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All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call…
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There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and delight in.
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The cozy fire is bright and gay, The merry kettle boils away and hums a cheerful song. I sing the saucer and…
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Worshiping the teapot instead of drinking the tea.
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One of the shining moments of my day is that when, having returned a little weary from an afternoon walk, I exchange…
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If you have one teapot And can brew your tea in it That will do quite well. How much does he lack…
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I just don't understand how you can not be concerned about your appearance. From time to time I'm vilified as the person…
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Wisdom was a teapot, pouring from above. Desolation angels, served it up with love.
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Mma Ramotswe had a detective agency in Africa, at the foot of Kgale Hill. These were its assets: a tiny white van,…
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