It's a little bit late in the day for men to object that women are getting outside their proper sphere.
Marjory Stoneman DouglasWhoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.
Marjory Stoneman DouglasThe miracle of light pours over the green and brown expanse of saw grass and of water, shining and slowly moving, the grass and water that is the meaning and the central fact of the Everglades. It is a river of grass.
Marjory Stoneman DouglasElizabeth Rothra's excellent biography of Charles Torrey Simpson restates his philosophies about the intrinsic value of natural ecosystems like the Everglades. No one knew better than he the history of the plants and animals of South Florida or conveyed it with more humor and enthusiasm.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas