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“Corfu lies off the Albanian and Greek coast-lines like a long rust-eroded scimitar.”

Book:Birds, Beasts and Relatives

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Birds, Beasts and Relatives

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Gerald Durrell

Gerald Durrell was a British zookeeper, naturalist, and author, born on January 7, 1925, and died on January 30, 1995. He is best known for his series of books about his childhood in Corfu, Greece, and for his work in conservation and the establishment of wildlife reserves. more

“There is no sweet fellowship as having a true friend who will be there for you at all times: in times of victory, and in times of defeat, in times of success, and in times of sorrow, in times of plenty, and in times of scarcity, in times of sunshine and in times of darkness, in times of good health, and in times of sickness.”

Motivational Wise Words Friend Fellowship Times

Author:Lailah Gifty Akita

“Nothing disrupts dehumanization more quickly than inviting someone over, looking into their eyes, hearing their voice, and listening.”

Humanity Friendship Humanity And Society Humanity Quotes Humanity Advice Othering

Book:Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair

Source: Conflict Is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility, and the Duty of Repair

“Only by moving out of fear and hatred can we truly manifest the vision of our founders-- not their actual vision, because they were limited, too, but the theoretical vision to which they aspired. The 'other side' is not the enemy. Fear and hatred are the enemies.”

Fear Vision Enemy Hatred Manifest Aspire Founding Fathers Othering Other Side Divine Discontent

Author:Shellen Lubin

“Why, he wondered, did he have to peddle his difference for their amusement, and yet at the same time temper it, suppress it, make it suitably benign?”

Difference Othering Exoticism