We are obliged, therefore, to spread the news, painful and bitter though it may be for some to hear, that all living things on earth are kindred - Edward Abbey

Guns don't kill people; people kill people. Of course, people with guns kill more people. But that's only natural. It's hard. But it's fair.

I thought I was wrong once, but I found out later that I was mistaken. (Seldom Seen Smith)

but love of the wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only home we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need - if only we had eyes to see.