There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them.

There is always the need to carry on.

The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet.

Whoever wants me to talk, I'll come over and tell them about the necessity of preserving the Everglades.

There is nothing inherently wrong with a brain in your nineties. If you keep it fed and interested, you'll find it lasts you very well.

There are no other Everglades in the world. They are, they have always been, one of the unique regions of the earth; remote, never wholly known. Nothing anywhere else is like them.

No matter how poor my eyes are I can still talk.