Debbie

“Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.”
― George Washington

“The world is what it is; men who are nothing, who allow themselves to become nothing, have no place in it.”
― V. S. Naipaul, A Bend in the River

“Nature is like a wild animal that you have trained to work for you. So long as you are vigilant and walk warily with thought and care, so long will it give you its aid; but look away for an instant, be heedless or forgetful, and it has you by the throat.”
― Kamala Markandaya

“The air is like being wanted, we say, and they nod approvingly. The air is like getting older, they say, and they touch our arms gently.”
― Dave Eggers