The Zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. But there it was, I wanted to see an oyster-catcher and I was no better than the people who'd caged oyster-catchers for me to see.
I have no wisdom and nothing useful to tell you - I only mentioned this because it came into my head. - Russell Hoban
I have no wisdom and nothing useful to tell you - I only mentioned this because it came into my head.
- Russell Hoban
After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language? - Russell Hoban
After all, when you come right down to it, how many people speak the same language even when they speak the same language?
The Zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. But there it was, I wanted to … - Russell Hoban
The Zoo is a prison for animals who have been sentenced without trial and I feel guilty because I do nothing about it. But there it was, I wanted to …
Explorers have to be ready to die lost. - Russell Hoban
Explorers have to be ready to die lost.
There must be a lot of people in the world being wondered about by people who don't see them anymore. - Russell Hoban
There must be a lot of people in the world being wondered about by people who don't see them anymore.
Too-lateness, I realized, has nothing to do with age. It’s a relation of self to the moment. Or not, depending on the person and the moment. Perhaps … - Russell Hoban
Too-lateness, I realized, has nothing to do with age. It’s a relation of self to the moment. Or not, depending on the person and the moment. Perhaps …
Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history. - Russell Hoban
Language is an archaeological vehicle... the language we speak is a whole palimpsest of human effort and history.
The things that matter don't necessarily make sense. - Russell Hoban
The things that matter don't necessarily make sense.
An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible. - Russell Hoban
An idea is an eye given by God for the seeing of God. Some of these eyes we cannot bear to look out of; we blind them as quickly as possible.
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