|

|

Advertisements

Gerald Durrell Quotes

Each day had a tranquility a timelessness about it so that you wished it would never end. But then the dark skin of the night would peel off and there would be a fresh day waiting for us glossy and colorful as a child’s transfer and with the same tinge of unreality Picture Quote #1

My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood Picture Quote #1

Right in the Hart of the Africn Jungel a small wite man lives. Now there is one xtrordenry fackt about him that he is the frind of all animals Picture Quote #1

His pen squeaking like a demented wren as he wrote copious notes Picture Quote #1

A house is not a home until it has a dog Picture Quote #1

I do wish you wouldn’t argue with me when I’m knitting Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Zoos should concentrate more on the preservation side of things Picture Quote #1

They were maps that lived, maps that one could study, frown over, and add to; maps, in short, that really meant something Picture Quote #1

Each day had a tranquility a timelessness about it so that you wished it would never end. But then the dark skin of the night would peel off and there would be a fresh day waiting for us glossy and colorful as a child’s transfer and with the same tinge of unreality Picture Quote #1

I can’t be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom and eucalyptus Picture Quote #1

What fools we are, eh? What fools, sitting here in the sun, singing. And of love, too! I am too old for it and you are too young, and yet we waste our time singing about it. Ah, well, let’s have a glass of wine, eh? Picture Quote #1

All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Erosion, desertification, and pollution have become our lot. It is a weird form of suicide, for we are bleeding our planet to death Picture Quote #1

Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will always be the animal refugee living a precarious life on the edge of extermination, dependent for existence on the charity of a few human beings Picture Quote #1

Among the myrtles the mantids moved, lightly, carefully, swaying slightly, the quintessence of evil. They were lank and green, with chinless faces and monstrous globular eyes, frosty gold, with an expression of intense, predatory madness in them. The crooked arms, with their fringes of sharp teeth, would be raised in mock supplication to the insect world, so humble, so fervent, trembling slightly when a butterfly flew too close Picture Quote #1

When man continues to destroy nature, he saws the very branch on which he sits since the rational protection of nature is at the same time the protection of mankind Picture Quote #1

Tea would arrive, the cakes squatting on cushions of cream, toast in a melting shawl of butter, cups agleam and a faint wisp of steam rising from the teapot shawl Picture Quote #1

There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and delight in Picture Quote #1

Advertisements

Friendship Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Inspirational Quotes

Advertisements

Text Quotes

Each day had a tranquility a timelessness about it so that you wished it would never end. But then the dark skin of the night would peel off and there would be a fresh day waiting for us glossy and colorful as a child’s transfer and with the same tinge of unreality. (Gerald Durrell Quotes) My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood (Gerald Durrell Quotes) Right in the Hart of the Africn Jungel a small wite man lives. Now there is one xtrordenry fackt about him that he is the frind of all animals (Gerald Durrell Quotes) His pen squeaking like a demented wren as he wrote copious notes (Gerald Durrell Quotes) A house is not a home until it has a dog (Gerald Durrell Quotes) I do wish you wouldn’t argue with me when I’m knitting (Gerald Durrell Quotes) Zoos should concentrate more on the preservation side of things (Gerald Durrell Quotes) They were maps that lived, maps that one could study, frown over, and add to; maps, in short, that really meant something (Gerald Durrell Quotes) Each day had a tranquility a timelessness about it so that you wished it would never end. But then the dark skin of the night would peel off and there would be a fresh day waiting for us glossy and colorful as a child’s transfer and with the same tinge of unreality (Gerald Durrell Quotes) I can’t be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom and eucalyptus (Gerald Durrell Quotes) What fools we are, eh? What fools, sitting here in the sun, singing. And of love, too! I am too old for it and you are too young, and yet we waste our time singing about it. Ah, well, let’s have a glass of wine, eh? (Gerald Durrell Quotes) All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization (Gerald Durrell Quotes) Erosion, desertification, and pollution have become our lot. It is a weird form of suicide, for we are bleeding our planet to death (Gerald Durrell Quotes) Until we consider animal life to be worthy of the consideration and reverence we bestow upon old books and pictures and historic monuments, there will always be the animal refugee living a precarious life on the edge of extermination, dependent for existence on the charity of a few human beings (Gerald Durrell Quotes) Among the myrtles the mantids moved, lightly, carefully, swaying slightly, the quintessence of evil. They were lank and green, with chinless faces and monstrous globular eyes, frosty gold, with an expression of intense, predatory madness in them. The crooked arms, with their fringes of sharp teeth, would be raised in mock supplication to the insect world, so humble, so fervent, trembling slightly when a butterfly flew too close (Gerald Durrell Quotes) When man continues to destroy nature, he saws the very branch on which he sits since the rational protection of nature is at the same time the protection of mankind (Gerald Durrell Quotes) Tea would arrive, the cakes squatting on cushions of cream, toast in a melting shawl of butter, cups agleam and a faint wisp of steam rising from the teapot shawl (Gerald Durrell Quotes) There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and delight in (Gerald Durrell Quotes)