Staying Put: Making a Home in a Restless World"In the tradition of Wendell Berry, Sanders champions fidelity to place, informed by ecological awareness, arguing that intimacy with one's home region is the grounding for global knowledge. "Reflective, rhapsodic, luminous essays. . . . A wise and beautifully written book."-Publishers Weekly, starred review |
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... stay and die . Juliet insists that dawn is not breaking , and Romeo says , very well , I'll stay , death is a small price to pay for a few more minutes of bliss ; whereupon she admits that it really is day and bids him go . He does go ...
... stay and die . Juliet insists that dawn is not breaking , and Romeo says , very well , I'll stay , death is a small price to pay for a few more minutes of bliss ; whereupon she admits that it really is day and bids him go . He does go ...
Page 78
... willows and the fat , gnarly , white - flecked sycamores . Then as now , you could judge the fertility of the soil by the dominant species : walnut , maple , buckeye , 1 elm , and papaw grew on the richest land ; 78 STAYING PUT.
... willows and the fat , gnarly , white - flecked sycamores . Then as now , you could judge the fertility of the soil by the dominant species : walnut , maple , buckeye , 1 elm , and papaw grew on the richest land ; 78 STAYING PUT.
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... stay with a husband or wife out of laziness rather than love , that is inertia , not marriage . If you stay put through cow- ardice rather than conviction , you will have no strength to act . Strength comes , healing comes , from ...
... stay with a husband or wife out of laziness rather than love , that is inertia , not marriage . If you stay put through cow- ardice rather than conviction , you will have no strength to act . Strength comes , healing comes , from ...
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