A sound-bite culture can't discuss science very well. Exactly what we're losing when we reduce biodiversity, the causes and consequences of global warming-these traumas can't be adequately summarized in an evening news wrap-up.
Barbara KingsolverIllusions mistaken for truth are the pavement under our feet. They are what we call civilization.
Barbara KingsolverWars and elections are both too big and too small to matter in the long run. The daily work - that goes on, it adds up.
Barbara KingsolverIt's one thing to carry your life wherever you go. Another thing to always go looking for it somewhere else.
Barbara KingsolverWhen the scope of the problem seems insuperable, isn't it time to call this one, give it up, and get on with life as we know it. I do know that answer to that one: that's called child abuse. When my teenager worries that her generation won't be able to fix this problem, I have to admit to her that it won't be up to her generation. It's up to mine. This is a now-or-never kind of project.
Barbara Kingsolver