The ecosystem of our world is a closed system: it would run out of gas, collapse of its own weight. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes close collapse ecosystem
Myth is, after all, the neverending story. Joan D. Vinge mythneverendstory Change image and share on social
Each time, storytellers clothed the naked body of the myth in their own traditions, so that listeners could relate more easily to its deeper meaning. Joan D. Vinge bodyclothedeep Change image and share on social
There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level. Joan D. Vinge freekarmiclevel Change image and share on social
The thrill of a photo-realist painter is if you get really close to the painting, it looks just like a photograph. Whereas in my case, if you get close to my paintings, they totally fall apart - so I'm about as far from a photo-realist as it gets. Marilyn Minter caseclosefall share on social
When you get up into the crown of a redwood tree, you lose sight of the ground entirely. You also lose sight of the sky. And you're in a lost world. You're in an undiscovered, unexplored ecosystem, somewhere between Heaven and Earth, filled with forms of life, not all of which have been given names by scientists yet. Richard Preston crownearthecosystem share on social
When the writers themselves are a bit out of control, and their lives are collapsing around them, they seem to rejoice in misery and celebrate the wrong sort of things. John Rhys-Davies bitecelebratecollapse Change image and share on social