The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places Quotes

“Instead of focusing so much on what more we would like, we should humbly be looking at what we have and trying to repay some fraction of the debt we owe for all that we have been gifted by the past. Rather than demanding someone or something else to make our lives easier still, we would do better each to shoulder some responsibility for the well-being of this astonishing place in which we live. It starts with having a look around – a proper look. It might even begin with picking some litter off a beach or tending a garden.”
― Neil Oliver, The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places

“It is a landscape that has a great deal to teach about threats to the unwary and the temporary nature of all but the rock of the Earth.”
― Neil Oliver, The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places