Everywhere people are at work to build a better world in which we - and some of the beauty of this world - will be guaranteed to survive. Everywhere they are at war with the forces threatening us and the planet.
Rebecca SolnitPeople rescue each other. They build shelters and community kitchens and ways to deal with lost children and eventually rebuild one way or another.
Rebecca SolnitGiven a choice between their worldview and the facts, it's always interesting how many people toss the facts.
Rebecca SolnitI don't think my work has to be loved by everyone, and it's loved by enough people that I'm grateful and able to keep going.
Rebecca SolnitThe poor have often been subversive just because they don't always believe their own depiction as brutes and loafers and leeches, and new economy is making lots more poor or recognize their fellowship with the insecurity of the poor, the portion of the population for whom the system does not work.
Rebecca Solnit