Shouldn't the cascades of extinction and rapid planetary warming register in our literature? Lydia Millet More Quotes by Lydia Millet More Quotes From Lydia Millet Economic and health statistics, as well as police-violence statistics, shed light on the pressures on American Indian communities and individuals: Indian youths have the highest suicide rate of any United States ethnic group. Lydia Millet grouphealthlightsuicide My motto is, if you love something, don't set it free. No matter how hard it struggles. That would be stupid. Lydia Millet youmottostupidlove In 1805, the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, making their way across the West, were warned by American Indian tribes of grizzly bears' awesome strength. Lydia Millet awesomeamericanstrengthway The grizzly bears that live in and around Yellowstone make up almost half the population in the lower 48 states, and now those bears are at risk. Lydia Millet livenowriskhalf When I was 16, I went to Berlin - West Berlin, since at that time a wall still divided the city - to live for three months with a family on an exchange program. Lydia Millet livecityfamilytime Most climate debates have focused on cutting the use of fossil fuels. But besides a few high-profile scuffles over fuel extraction in vulnerable wild places like the offshore Arctic, political leaders have ignored fossil fuel production as a necessary piece of climate strategy. Lydia Millet wildfocusedstrategypolitical When it comes to American Indians, mainstream America suffers from willful blindness. Lydia Millet indiansamericanblindnessamerica Indeed, the hype around 'Watchmen' is its curse. If you want to enjoy the comic for what it is, ignore the attributions of literariness and the novelistic pretensions with which some critics have imbued it. This isn't high culture, and it doesn't pretend to be. It's good, juicy pulp fiction with a little nuclear apocalypse thrown in. Lydia Millet goodignoreyouculture In October 2014, for the first time in almost three-quarters of a century, a gray wolf was seen loping along the forested North Rim of the Grand Canyon, in Arizona. She had walked hundreds of miles, probably from Wyoming or Idaho. Lydia Millet wolfshefirst-timetime The Safari Club International has worked the legal system hard to try to keep polar bears - threatened primarily by climate change, but also by hunting - on the list of creatures people can import as trophies after shooting. Lydia Millet legalclimate-changechangepeople We were a Seuss family. As a child, I read almost all of his books, but the one I loved best was 'The Lorax.' Lydia Millet lovedbestchildfamily What makes 'The Lorax' such a powerful fable is partly its shamelessness. It pulls no punches; it wears its teacher heart on its sleeve. Lydia Millet sleevepowerfulheartteacher Fiction should be an ethically safe space, free of fancy ideas. It should be dedicated modestly to relationships or escapism or the needs of luscious voyeurs. Lydia Millet relationshipsfreespaceideas Work-wise, I try not to repeat myself too often. And I have to love whatever I'm doing. Lydia Millet doingtrymyselflove If I can't find a way to love it, I let it go. Kind of the opposite of the popular homily. Lydia Millet findgoloveway 'Dept. of Speculation' contains numerous enviable lines. Lydia Millet enviablecontainslinesspeculation
