Terry Tempest Williams Quote
The irony of our existence is this: We are infinitesimal in the grand scheme of evolution, a tiny organism on Earth. And yet, personally, collectively, we are changing the planet through our voracity, the velocity of our reach, our desires, our ambitions, and our appetites. We multiply, our hunger multiplies, and our insatiable craving accelerates.Consumption is a progressive disease.We believe in more, more possessions, more power, more war. Anywhere, everywhere our advance of aggression continues.My aggression toward myself is the first war.Wilderness is an antidote to the war within ourselves.
Terry Tempest Williams
The irony of our existence is this: We are infinitesimal in the grand scheme of evolution, a tiny organism on Earth. And yet, personally, collectively, we are changing the planet through our voracity, the velocity of our reach, our desires, our ambitions, and our appetites. We multiply, our hunger multiplies, and our insatiable craving accelerates.Consumption is a progressive disease.We believe in more, more possessions, more power, more war. Anywhere, everywhere our advance of aggression continues.My aggression toward myself is the first war.Wilderness is an antidote to the war within ourselves.
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About Terry Tempest Williams
Terry Tempest Williams (born 8 September 1955), is an American writer, educator, conservationist, and activist. Williams' writing is rooted in the American West and has been significantly influenced by the arid landscape of Utah. Her work focuses on social and environmental justice ranging from issues of ecology and the protection of public lands and wildness, to women's health, to exploring humanity's relationship to culture and nature. She writes in the genre of creative nonfiction and the lyrical essay.