“The end of nature sours all my material pleasures. The prospect of living in a genetically engineered world sickens me. And yet it is toward such a world that our belief in endless material advancement hurries us. As long as that desire drives us, here is no way to set limits.” WorldWayLongEndsDesireBeliefPleasureMaterialsFutureLimitsEndlessAdvancement Author:Bill McKibben
“Many mornings I check out the news as soon as I wake up, because if it turns out that the world is coming to an end that day, I am going to eat the frosting off an entire carrot cake; just for a start. Then I will move onto vats of clam dip, pots of crime brûlée, nachos, M & M's etc. Then I will max out both my credit cards.” IfsWorldEndsMovingTurnsMorningCrimeFutureNewsWake UpCreditChecksCardsEtcPotCakeMaxCredit CardDipCarrotsComing To An EndClamsVatNachos Author:Anne Lamott
“In the end, they traded their tired wings for the resignation that living brings. And exchanged love's bright and fragile glow for the glitter and the rouge, and in the moment they were swept before the deluge.” EndsMomentsFutureTiredWingsFragileResignationGlitterPremonitionRougeDeluge Author:Jackson Browne