“I think an erotics of place may be one of the reasons why environmentalists are seen as subversive. There is a backlash now:... [ellipsis in source] take all the regulations away; weaken existing legislation; the endangered species act is too severe, too restrictive; let there be carte blanche for real-estate developers. Because if we really have to confront wildness, solitude, and serenity, both the fierceness and compassionate nature of the land, then we ultimately have to confront it in ourselves, and it's easier to be numb, to be distracted, to be disengaged.”
![“I think an erotics of place may be one of the reasons why environmentalists are seen as subversive. There is a backlash now:... [ellipsis in source] take all the regulations away; weaken existing legislation; the endangered species act is too severe, too restrictive; let there be carte blanche for…” quote by Terry Tempest Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/821/terry-tempest-williams-835_backlash_i-think-an-erotics-of-place-may-be-one-o_2760232.jpg)
![“. . . [O]nce we begin to feel deeply all the aspects of our lives, we begin to demand from ourselves and from our life-pursuits that they feel in accordance with that joy which we know ourselves to be capable of. Our erotic knowledge empowers us, becomes a lens through which we scrutinize all…” quote by Audre Lorde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/330/audre-lorde-758_erotic_o-nce-we-begin-to-feel-deeply-all-the-as_1130884.jpg)
