Country people tend to consider that they have a corner on righteousness and to distrust most manifestations of cleverness, while people in the city are leery of righteousness but ascribe to themselves all manner of cleverness. Edward Hoagland More Quotes by Edward Hoagland More Quotes From Edward Hoagland Black bears, though, are not fearsome. I encountered one on the road to my house in Vermont, alone at night. I picked up two stones just in case, but I wasn't afraid of him. I felt a hunter's exhilaration and a brotherly feeling. Edward Hoagland house night two Indeed, if "biology is chemistry with history," as somebody has said, then nature writing is biology with love. Edward Hoagland biology chemistry writing Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty. Edward Hoagland There often seems to be a playfulness to wise people, as if either their equanimity has as its source this playfulness or the playfulness flows from the equanimity; and they can persuade other people who are in a state of agitation to calm down and manage a smile. Edward Hoagland When I was 18 I worked with the Ringling Brothers circus, taking care of menagerie animals. I used to rather deliberately risk my life with the big cats. Edward Hoagland cats my-life care life Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents. Edward Hoagland butt like force events
