“We are altering the most basic forces of the planet's surface - the content of the sunlight, the temperature and aridity - and that brings out the most powerful questions about who is in charge. If you wanted to give a name to this theological problem, I think you could say that we are engaged in decreation.” IfsThinkingGivingProblemWantedNamesForcePowerfulPlanetsEnvironmentalSurfaceEngagedMost PowerfulSunlightTemperatureTheological Author:Bill McKibben
“Shedding the carapace we have been building so assiduously on the surface, we must by definition give up exactly what we thought was necessary to protect us from further harm.” GivingHas BeensBuildingProtectGiving UpDefinitionsSurfaceHarmInsecurity Author:David Whyte
“Another thing that escapes me is HOW to give substance to the forms. One day they look solid and 'real' and they seem to hinge upon each other and splinter and creak, fall with a thud to the bottom of the canvas and drag across the surface, and the next day they are like dust, all lightweight and just stuck there.” GivingLooksRealSeemsFormFallNextOne DayBottomSurfaceStuckDustSubstanceDragCanvasNext DayDissatisfactionHingesSplinters Book:Paula Rego Source: Paula Rego
“Nature knows nothing but solid bodies; your science deals only with combinations of surfaces. And so nature constantly gives the lie to all your laws; can you name one to which no fact makes an exception?” KnowsGivingFactsBodyLawLyingNamesDealsSurfaceCombinationException Author:Honore de Balzac