Rebecca Solnit Quotes

The Tyranny Of The Quantifiable Is Partly The Failure Of Language And Discourse To Describe More Complex, Subtle, And Fluid Phenomena, As Well As The Failure Of Those Who Shape Opinions And Make Decisions To Understand And Value These Slipperier Things. It Is Difficult, Sometimes Even Impossible, To Value What Cannot Be Named Or Described, And So The Task Of Naming And Describing Is An Essential One In Any Revolt Against The Status Quo Of Capitalism And Consumerism.

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