In all of my books, I've emphasized that the fundamental difference between civilized and indigenous ways of being is that, for even the most open-minded of the civilized, listening to the natural world is a metaphor. Derrick Jensen bookcivilizedifference share on social
I get asked quite often if I'm an anarchist. If they want to put a label on me, that's fine. What is most important to me is to live in a world that is not being murdered. Derrick Jensen anarchistaskfine Change image and share on social
I want you to begin keeping a calendar of who you see and when: the first day each year you see buttercups, the first day frogs start singing, the last day you see robins in the fall, the first day for grasshoppers. In short, I want you to pay attention. Derrick Jensen attentionbeginbuttercup share on social
My audience consists mainly of people who already recognize how bad this culture is, and I want to push them to become more radical. It doesn't really matter to me if they are Left or Right. Derrick Jensen audiencebadconsist Change image and share on social
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that any way of living that's based on the use of non-renewable resources won't last. Derrick Jensen basefigurelive Change image and share on social
My great-grandmother grew up in a sod house in Nebraska. When she was a tiny girl - in other words, only four human generations ago - there were still enough wild bison on the Plains that she was afraid lightning storms would spook them and they would trample her home. Derrick Jensen afraidagobison share on social
Civilization can never be sustainable. Derrick Jensen civilizationsustainable Change image and share on social
People say 'what do you mean' when you talk about 'bringing down civilization.' What I really mean is depriving the rich of the ability to steal from the poor and depriving the powerful of the ability to destroy the planet. That's what I really mean. Derrick Jensen abilitybringcivilization share on social
If you see yourself as entitled to a resource, and if you're not willing or incapable of seeing this other as a being with whom you can and should be in relation with, then you're going to take the resource. Derrick Jensen entitleincapablerelation share on social
For us to maintain our way of living, we must tell lies to each other and especially to ourselves. The lies are necessary because, without them, many deplorable acts would become impossibilities. Derrick Jensen actdeplorableimpossibility Change image and share on social
