“Someone wrote a piece about Henry Green in The Partisan Review that was so intriguing that I got one of his novels, Loving, I believe, which was the first that came to attention in the United States.” FirstsBelieveStatesI BelieveUnitedAttentionUnited StatesNovelPiecesGreenReviewsIntriguingPartisans Author:Terry Southern
“I'd been on a road trip right out of college, with a buddy of mine. It was uneventful. We didn't get laid. Although one time it was about 800 degrees and we were in Texas. We had shorts on and nothing else and somehow a motorcycle cop pulls up beside me and says, 'Come on, get on it, get on, go, go, go!' So I speeded up and it turns out we're in a huge state funeral. There are about 40 black Cadillacs in a row and then a green van called Mr Greenjeans, with two guys with no clothes in it.” TwoStatesGuyTurnsBlackMinesCollegeHugeDegreesClothesGreenTexasFuneralOne TimeCopVansBuddyMotorcycleShortsRoad TripGetting LaidCadillacsPull UpsTwo Guys Author:John Travolta
“We began as mineral. We emerged into plant life, and into the animal state, and then into being human, and always we have forgotten our former states, except in early spring when we slightly recall being green again.” HumansStatesAnimalSpringGreenPlantForgottenFormerRecallsBeing HumanMineralsPlant LifeEarly Spring Book:Selected poems Source: Selected poems
“We calculate the amount spent [by Brethren and other anti- Green groups] was between $500,000 and $1 million - that's a huge amount for a state election campaign in Tasmania.” StatesMillionsGroupsHugeAmountElectionGreenCampaignsBrethrenTasmania Author:Bob Brown
“One can see the results of those policies in hundreds of communities around my State. As one might expect, our largest communities - places like Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay - lost thousands of jobs as a result of those trade policies, most notably NAFTA and permanent most-favored-nation status for China.” StatesMightJobsLostNationsCommunityResultsPolicyGreenTradeChinaPermanentMadisonNaftaMilwaukeeGreen Bay Author:Russ Feingold