In the 1970s, Safari Club International asked the federal government to approve its import of 1,125 not-yet-killed trophies of 40 endangered species, including gorillas, orangutans and tigers, according to the Humane Society of the United States. Lydia Millet Read Quote
African elephants have long been thought of as a single species, but a critical mass of genetic studies now proves there are two. Lydia Millet Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I worry about the very pernicious way we elevate and separate ourselves from other beasts, the way we rationalize our comfort and ease, our worship of the self, as healthy. It’s enticing, but with a terrible taint of evil. Lydia Millet Read Quote
In Hiroshima, bombed Aug. 6, 1945, no warning was given of the air attack, and thus no escape was possible for the mostly women, children and old people who fell victim. Lydia Millet Read Quote
I’ve seen a few wild grizzly bears, mostly in Alaska and British Columbia, and always from a distance. But each grizzly I’ve caught sight of was as fearsome and sublime as the last. You never get used to their raw power and massive bodies, or the mysterious intelligence in their dark, close-set eyes. Lydia Millet Read Quote
I can be pretty dense about my own basic needs, when my focus is getting through the many small tasks of a day’s work and a day’s caretaking. Lydia Millet Read Quote
The male domination and chauvinism of the comics form is either being wittily lampooned in ‘Watchmen’ or handily perpetuated, depending on whom you ask. Lydia Millet Read Quote
My motto is, if you love something, don’t set it free. No matter how hard it struggles. That would be stupid. Lydia Millet Read Quote
