Wendell Berry ( 9 of 9 )
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a read more
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief... For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
A farmer's market is worth more than
everything I've written.
A farmer's market is worth more than
everything I've written.
Monsanto doesn't care about feeding the world.
We have to think about the wage slavery of migrant workers
and salary read more
Monsanto doesn't care about feeding the world.
We have to think about the wage slavery of migrant workers
and salary slavery of those who are desperately unhappy.
say that your main crop is the forest.
say that your main crop is the forest.
Until we end our violence against the earth- a matter ignored by most pacifists, as the issue of military violence read more
Until we end our violence against the earth- a matter ignored by most pacifists, as the issue of military violence is ignored by most conservationists-how can we hope to end our violence against each other? The earth, which we all have in common, is our deepest bond, and our behavior toward it cannot help but be an earnest of our consideration for each other and for our descendants.
Those who say Islam is a warlike religion
must ask if Christianity has been as well.
Those who say Islam is a warlike religion
must ask if Christianity has been as well.
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their read more
Geese appear high over us,
pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,
as in love or sleep, holds
them to their way, clear
in the ancient faith: what we need
is here. And we pray, not
for new earth or heaven, but to be
quiet in heart, and in eye,
clear. What we need is here.
If you start a conversation with the assumption
that you are right or that you must win,
obviously it is read more
If you start a conversation with the assumption
that you are right or that you must win,
obviously it is difficult to talk.
He is author of the Citizenship Papers and answered
questions at a Washington DC book store.
We have forgotten that Vietnam, and Iraq
resent being invaded and know the ground better than we do.
We have forgotten that Vietnam, and Iraq
resent being invaded and know the ground better than we do.
