"Wildness It is perennially within us, dormant as a hard-shelled seed, awaiting the fire or flood that awakes it again."

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Source : Gary Snyder (2010). “The Practice of the Wild”, p.14, Counterpoint Press

Gary Snyder

#Fire Quotes #Dormant Quotes #Flood Quotes

“In spite of the anticapitalistic policies of all governments and of almost all political parties, the capitalist mode of production”
“Choices can change our lives profoundly. The choice to mend a broken relationship, to say "yes" to a difficult assignment, to lay aside some important work to play with a child, to visit some forgotten person - these small choices may affect many lives eternally.”
“Nothing in the world glorifies God so much as simple rest of faith in what Godâ€™s Word says.”
“Artillery is the god of war.”
“There are people who say, 'Oh every time Catholics make the sign of the cross they re-crucify Christ.' Look, that's what comes under the theological classification of happy horse manure! That's bologna, absolute bologna! They don't know anything about our religion, and I don't purport to know anything about theirs. I respect theirs, respect ours. When we make the sign of the cross, we are simply making a statement of faith. I believe in the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, and I believe in the sign of the cross, because that is the sign of our salvation!”
“We can safely make one prophecy: whatever the outcome of this war, the British Empire is at an end. It has been mortally wounded. The future of the British people is to die of hunger and tuberculosis in their cursed island. (4th February 1945)”
“You certainly have a higher quality of life when you are not on the Forbes list. It just means that your security changes, and you're known for the wrong things.”

Source : The Way We Live Now: 3-18-07: Questions For Ron Burkle; Friend Of Bill And Hill" by Deborah Solomon, query.nytimes.com. March 18, 2007.
“Next to jazz music, there is nothing that lifts the spirit and strengthens the soul more than a good bowl of chili.”

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