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- Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always more to tell than can be told. Be joyful because it is humanly possible. The past is our definition. We may strive with good reason to escape it, or to escape what is bad in it. But we will escape it only by adding something better to it.
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Inspiring, People, Attention. 262 Copy quote. We have lived our lives by the assumption that what was good for us would be good for the world. We have been wrong. We must change our lives so that it will be possible to live by the contrary assumption, that what is good for the world will be good for us.
- “The Peace of Wild Things. When despair for the world grows in me. and I wake in the night at the least sound. in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
- “People use drugs, legal and illegal, because their lives are intolerably painful or dull. They hate their work and find no rest in their leisure. They are estranged from their families and their neighbors.
- “Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.” ― Wendell Berry, Farming: A Hand Book.
- “Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always more to tell than can be told.” ― Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow.
Sep 17, 2021 · Wendell Berry Quotes. 1. “Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.”– Wendell Berry. 2. “I don’t believe that grief passes away. It has its time and place forever. More time is added to it; it becomes a story within a ...
Wendell Berry Inspirational , Courage , Travel It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work, and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey.
Dec 1, 2023 · 10 Inspirational Wendell Berry Quotes About Life. “I dislike the thought that some animal has been made miserable to feed me. If I am going to eat meat, I want it to be from an animal that has lived a pleasant, uncrowded life outdoors, on bountiful pasture, with good water nearby and trees for shade.”. Wendell Berry.
Aug 5, 2018 · Enjoy the best Wendell Berry Quotes at BrainyQuote. Quotations by Wendell Berry, American Poet, Born August 5, 1934. Share with your friends.
These Wendell Berry quotes encapsulate his profound insights on the importance of environmental stewardship, sustainable living, and the need for society to prioritize the well-being of the Earth and future generations.
