#ang

Entomologist Dr. Ovid Byron speaking to television journalist, Tina, who says, re. global warming, "Scientists of course are in disagreement about whether this is happening and whether humans have a role." He replies: "The Arctic is genuinely collapsing. Scientists used to call these things the canary in the mine. What they say now is, The canary is dead. We are at the top of Niagara Falls, Tina, in a canoe. There is an image for your viewers. We got here by drifting, but we cannot turn around for a lazy paddle back when you finally stop pissing around. We have arrived at the point of an audible roar. Does it strike you as a good time to debate the existence of the falls?" p.367 ↗

— Barbara Kingsolver

#climate-crisis #monarch-butterflies #change

I have always found the hardest mind to change is one that is religious. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#dogma #religion #self-righteous #stubborn #change

You can’t get back the time in the past. You can’t change it. You can only make sure to learn and move forward. ↗

— J.B. McGee

#forgiveness #j-b-mcgee #jb-mcgee #moving-forward #change

My most cryptic, strange songs might be my most personal, but that isn't how people are going to receive them, because they don't know the code. ↗

— Frank Black

#code #going #how #know #might

And if you lose the willingness, what do you have? ↗

— Sabrina Benulis

#archon #demons #love #sci-fi #urban-fantasy

Humans are very strange. When you need a hug, they throw you away, when you need condolence , they insult you, and when you need love, they betray you. ↗

— M.F. Moonzajer

#condolence #hug #humans #insult #love

When an Angel whispers in your ear, it is your heart that hears thy message. ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#joy #love #love-and-light #peace #spirituality

I prefer perfumery, it’s the language of love. ↗

— Jan Moran

#perfumery #love

When I was trying to earn Jesus by being good, I missed the real Jesus who wants us to love him and serve him not for what he gives but for who he is—dangerous, unpredictable, radical, and amazing. ↗

— Jefferson Bethke

#dangerous #jesus #jesus-christ #radical #love

Lust is a dangerous thing. It can make you believe things that are not real. It can seduce your mind and lead it blindfolded to the cliff that will be its demise. ↗

— Alessandra Torre

#love #love-quotes #lust #seduction #love