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I really think admiration for nature can save us. I mean true admiration, to the point of not letting it be harmed.

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Alice Walker
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: February 9
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I find it difficult to feel responsible for the suffering of others. That's why I find war so hard to bear. It's the same with animals: I feel the less harm I do, the lighter my heart. I love a light heart. And when I know I'm causing suffering, I feel the heaviness of it. It's a physical pain. So it's self-interest that I don't want to cause harm.
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We writers - we're the snowflakes of the literary world. We each have our own shape.
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