How did you fall in, Eeyore?" asked Rabbit, as he dried him with Piglet's handkerchief. "I didn't," said Eeyore. "But how--" "I was BOUNCED," said Eeyore. "Oo," said Roo excitedly, "did somebody push you?" "Somebody BOUNCED me. I was just thinking by the side of the river--thinking, if any of you know what that means--when … Continue reading Quote for Today: A. A. Milne
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Between Wildness and Domestication: Wolf Mountain Sanctuary
Humans are fascinated by wildness, but interaction with humans changes a wild animal permanently. Where do such animals find a home? Tonya Littlewolf runs Wolf Mountain Sanctuary in Lucerne Valley, located in the southern Mojave Desert in California. She makes a home here for wolves whose lives have been threatened by humans. Most have been … Continue reading Between Wildness and Domestication: Wolf Mountain Sanctuary
Quote for Today: James Baldwin
For nothing is fixed, forever and forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea … Continue reading Quote for Today: James Baldwin
Quote for Today: Mary Cassatt
I think that if you shake the tree, you ought to be around when the fruit falls to pick it up. --Mary Cassatt
Quote for Today: Adrienne Rich
No person, trying to take responsibility for her or his identity, should have to be so alone. There must be those among whom we can sit down and weep, and still be counted as warriors. ― Adrienne Rich
