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Wendell Berry. Inspiring, People, Attention. 261 Copy quote. 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, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
- Sustainability
“The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell...
- Nature
Wendell Berry Novelist. John Ruskin Art critic. William...
- Energy
Wendell Berry (1993). “Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community:...
- Stewardship
Wendell Berry (2001). “In the Presence of Fear: Three Essays...
- Consumerism
Wendell Berry (1993). “Sex, Economy, Freedom & Community:...
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- Ecology
Wendell Berry (2015). “The Unsettling of America: Culture &...
- Sustainability
- “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.
Aug 5, 2018 · Browse and share inspirational quotes by Wendell Berry, an American poet and environmental activist. Find his wisdom on nature, farming, community, and more.
Sep 17, 2021 · Wendell Berry is an American poet, novelist, environmental activist, and farmer. He wrote about the care of the earth, the importance of community, and the need for justice. See some of his most educative and inspiring quotes here.
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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.” ― Wendell Berry, Jayber Crow.
- “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 story. But grief and griever alike endure.”
- “You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have to live them out - perhaps a little at a time. ' And how long is that going to take?
- “As I have read the Gospels over the years, the belief has grown in me that Christ did not come to found an organized religion but came instead to found an unorganized one.
Nov 21, 2023 · Wendell Berry (born 5 August 1934) is an American philosopher, poet, essayist, farmer, novelist and social activist.
A collection of quotes from Wendell Berry's book The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture, which criticizes the modern society's exploitation of nature and community. The quotes cover topics such as agriculture, education, ecology, Christianity, and stewardship.
