Annie Dillard Quotes

An Acre Of Poppies And A Forest Of Spruce Boggle No One's Mind. Even Ten Square Miles Of Wheat Gladdens The Hearts Of Most ... No, In The Plant World, And Especially Among The Flowering Plants, Fecundity Is Not An Assault On Human Values. Plants Are Not Our Competitors; They Are Our Prey And Our Nesting Materials. We Are No More Distressed At Their Proliferation Than An Owl Is At A Population Explosion Among Field Mice ... But In The Animal World Things Are Different, And Human Feelings Are Different ... Fecundity Is Anathema Only In The Animal. "Acres And Acres Of Rats" Has A Suitably Chilling Ring To It That Is Decidedly Lacking If I Say, Instead, "acres And Acres Of Tulips".

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