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 More Quotes by Gerald Durrell More Quotes From Gerald Durrell Aspirin is so good for roses, brandy for sweet peas, and a squeeze of lemon-juice for the fleshy flowers, like begonias. Gerald Durrell flower rose sweet As I watched the pulsing fire among the trees and heard the beat of the drum merge and tremble with the voices, forming an intricate pattern of sound, I knew that someday I would have to return or be haunted forever by the beauty and mystery that is Africa. Gerald Durrell voice fire tree We stared at the odd garment and wondered what it was for. 'What is it?' asked Larry at length. 'It's a bathing costume, of course,' said Mother. 'What on earth did you think it was?' 'It looks like a badly skinned whale,' said Larry, peering at it closely. Gerald Durrell whales mother thinking Why keep in touch with them? That's what I want to know,' asked Larry despairingly. 'What satisfaction does it give you? They're all either fossilized or mental.' 'Indeed, they're not mental,' said Mother indignantly. 'Nonsense, Mother... Look at Aunt Bertha, keeping flocks of imaginary cats... and there's Great-Uncle Patrick, who wanders about nude and tells complete strangers how he killed whales with a penknife...They're all bats. Gerald Durrell uncles cat mother I can't be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom and eucalyptus. Gerald Durrell prose atmosphere produce Right in the Hart of the Africn Jungel a small wite man lives. Now there is one extraordinary fact about him that he is the frind of all animals. Gerald Durrell hart animal men 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 rising cake tea 'All we need is a book,' roared Leslie; 'don't panic, hit 'em with a book. Gerald Durrell ems book needs I do wish you wouldn't argue with me when I'm knitting. Gerald Durrell knitting wish arguing
