

“I was struck by the fact that for Joel abjuring agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals is not so much a goal of his farming, as it so often is in organic agriculture, as it is an indication that his farm is functioning well. “In nature health is the default,” he pointed out. “Most of the time pests and disease are just nature’s way of telling the farmer he’s doing something wrong.”
― The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
― The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

“We hold our dreams and ideals close to our hearts, where the promises are made to the future generations.”
― A Long Night's Journey Into Daylight
― A Long Night's Journey Into Daylight

“Let faith oust fact; let fancy oust memory; I look deep down and do believe.”
― Moby Dick oder Der Wal
― Moby Dick oder Der Wal

“So Geographers in Afric-maps
With Savage-Pictures fill their Gaps;
And o'er uninhabitable Downs
Place Elephants for want of Towns”
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With Savage-Pictures fill their Gaps;
And o'er uninhabitable Downs
Place Elephants for want of Towns”
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“This faulty light fitting at the front door with the dangerously flickering bulb looks rather festive. Who says I don't do Christmas?”
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