Eyes Wide Open Quotes

“Denial is often the first line of defense: refusing to accept that the bad news is true.”
― Paul Fleischman, Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines

“History is happening here and now.”
― Paul Fleischman, Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines

“A hunter-gatherer’s needs are few, but a Western citizen expects a car, paved streets, hot water on demand, airports, sewer lines, phone service, a refrigerator, computer, microwave, and a PlayStation... as a start.”
― Paul Fleischman, Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines

“No humans have ever lived as we do.”
― Paul Fleischman, Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines

“Everybody lives inside his or her movie. Mine had usually seemed a light comedy. Then I noticed the first dead bee on the driveway.”
― Paul Fleischman, Eyes Wide Open: Going Behind the Environmental Headlines