A Zoo in My Luggage Quotes

“But throughout my life I have rarely if ever achieved what I wanted by tackling it in a logical fashion.”
― Gerald Durrell, A Zoo in My Luggage

“I hope that, in a small way, I am interesting people in animal life and in its conservation. If I accomplish this I will consider that I have achieved something worth while. And if I can, later on, help even slightly towards preventing an animal from becoming extinct, I will be content.”
― Gerald Durrell, A Zoo in My Luggage

“The animals are there, of course, but they very sensibly keep out of your way.”
― Gerald Durrell, A Zoo in My Luggage

“Already we have on show a number of creatures which no other zoo possesses and we hope in the future when funds permit to concentrate on those species which are threatened with extinction.
Many of the animals on show are ones I collected myself. This is, as I said before, the best part of having one’s own zoo; one can bring the animals back for it, watch their progress, watch them breed, go out and visit them at any hour of the day or night. This is the selfish pleasure of one’s own zoo. But also I hope that, in a small way, I am interesting people in animal life and in its conservation. If I accomplish this I will consider that I have achieved something worthwhile.”
― Gerald Durrell, A Zoo in My Luggage