Barbara Kingsolver Quotes
Entomologist Dr. Ovid Byron Speaking To Television Journalist, Tina, Who Says, Re. Global Warming, "Scientists Of Course Are In Disagreement About Whether This Is Happening And Whether Humans Have A Role."
He Replies:
"The Arctic Is Genuinely Collapsing. Scientists Used To Call These Things The Canary In The Mine. What They Say Now Is, The Canary Is Dead. We Are At The Top Of Niagara Falls, Tina, In A Canoe. There Is An Image For Your Viewers. We Got Here By Drifting, But We Cannot Turn Around For A Lazy Paddle Back When You Finally Stop Pissing Around. We Have Arrived At The Point Of An Audible Roar. Does It Strike You As A Good Time To Debate The Existence Of The Falls?" P.367
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