"Why is it so easy to save the banks - but so hard to save the biosphere?"

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Source : "Why is it so easy to save the banks - but so hard to save the biosphere?" by George Monbiot, www.theguardian.com. December 16, 2011.

George Monbiot

#Easy Quotes #Biosphere Quotes

“Great fiction has been written out of the very darkest circumstances of our narco violence, and nothing written in either fiction or nonfiction has penetrated that darkness so memorably - you can even say beautifully, a relentless riveting forensic dark beauty that some readers in fact find themselves unable to endure - as Roberto BolaÃ±o's 2666. Especially in "The Part about the Crimes." But here's the thing: nobody would call 2666 a "narco novel."”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I cant stand those food cult people who bring their own food into the house. All those little thermoses and paper bags-it makes the other guests uncomfortable.”
“One thing that I discovered about myself is I really don't like traveling. I feel like it's a terrible personal failing, but I was so satisfied to arrive at the conclusion.”
“He uses our problems for His miracles. This was my first lesson in learning to trust Him completely...”
“I think literature is best when it's voicing what we would prefer not to talk about.”
“I feel like I've exhausted guys and male friendships.”
“I believe that one of the most powerful things of all is aesthetics.”
“If I could have the discipline to be super-skinny, I would be. I think of dieting, then I eat pizza. I'm a woman, and every woman wants to be skinnier â€” unfortunately.”

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