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It is not enough that a man has clearness of vision, and reliance on sincerity, he must also have the art of expression, or he will remain obscure. — George Henry Lewes

I do wish you wouldn't argue with me when I'm knitting. — Gerald Durrell

Gradually the magic of the island [Corfu] settled over us as gently and clingingly as pollen. — Gerald Durrell

I can't be expected to produce deathless prose in an atmosphere of gloom and eucalyptus. — Gerald Durrell

Aspirin is so good for roses, brandy for sweet peas, and a squeeze of lemon-juice for the fleshy flowers, like begonias. — Gerald Durrell

All over the world the wildlife that I write about is in grave danger. It is being exterminated by what we call the progress of civilization. — Gerald Durrell

A house is not a home until it has a dog. — Gerald Durrell

'All we need is a book,' roared Leslie; 'don't panic, hit 'em with a book. — Gerald Durrell

The most wonderful, beautiful things in life are the simple things which we have all forgotten. — Gerald Durrell

Erosion, desertification, and pollution have become our lot. It is a weird form of suicide, for we are bleeding our planet to death. — Gerald Durrell

Ask the average person his views on snakes and he will, within the space of ten minutes, talk more nonsense than a brace of politicians. — Gerald Durrell

Zoos should concentrate more on the preservation side of things. — Gerald Durrell

The uncivilized behavior of some human beings in a zoo has to be seen to be believed. — Gerald Durrell

And you, are Ruin, the chosen Carnificem, and WOE is what you're all about, it's your purpose. Doom and Gloom. ~Caliber Creed — Lucian Bane

Christianity stamped its character on jurisprudence; for empire has ever a connection with the priesthood. — Baron De Montesquieu

There is no first world and third world. There is only one world, for all of us to live and delight in. — Gerald Durrell

In conservation, the motto should always be 'never say die'. — Gerald Durrell

Animals generally return the love you lavish on them by a swift bite in passing-not unlike friends and wives. — Gerald Durrell

Because human nature will not deny its weaknesses, even where it is seemingly in the process of overcoming them. — Joseph Roth

I believe that all children should be surrounded by books and animals. — Gerald Durrell

There is a pleasure sure
In being mad, which none but madmen know.
Dryden, The Spanish Friar II, i — Gerald Durrell

I said I *liked* being half-educated; you were so much more *surprised* at everything when you were ignorant. — Gerald Durrell

Overflowing with the milk of human kindness, the family had invited everyone they could think of, including people they cordially disliked. — Gerald Durrell

My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood. — Gerald Durrell

They were maps that lived, maps that one could study, frown over, and add to; maps, in short, that really meant something. — Gerald Durrell

Sometimes people credit me for the Tea Party. It's actually the other way around. — Jim DeMint

What would that be like? To never have an identity of your own? No wonder they call him mad. — A.G. Howard

But throughout my life I have rarely if ever achieved what I wanted by tackling it in a logical fashion. — Gerald Durrell

So I went instead and tasted Taki's new white wine. Spiridion! what a wine ... like the blood of a dragon and smooth as a fish ... — Gerald Durrell

Larry was always full of ideas about things of which he had no experience. — Gerald Durrell