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The Back of the Turtle
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"The Back of the Turtle" Quotes

Gabriel returns to the reserve after a disaster and discovers the true cost of progress.

Quotes

I don't have to tell you that the world is a dangerous place. You know that as well as I do.

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dangerawareness

I was thinking maybe we could go for a walk, find a place to sit and talk. It's not every day I get to meet a real live scientist.

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conversationcuriosity

You can't save the world. There are too many people in it.

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realismworld

There's a lot of things in this world that don't make any sense.

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confusionlife

We're a long way off from saving the world, aren't we?

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worldrealization

It's not just the world that's changing. It's us.

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changeself-awareness

Maybe it's time to start thinking of the world as something we share, something we all have a stake in.

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unitycommunity

It's not easy to change the world. It's even harder to change yourself.

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changeself-improvement

Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference between what's real and what's not.

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realityperception

We're all in this together. That's the reality.

Thomas King

unitycommunity