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Rooms in the House of Stone: The "Thistle" Series of Essays QUOTES

Rooms in the House of Stone: The "Thistle" Series of Essays QUOTES

1 " The World Bank, anxious that the last vestiges of Zimbabwe's former inclination toward socialism be abandoned, successfully urged the imposition of a token tuition charge for all grade levels. Equivalent to one U. S. dollar per year per child, this fee constitutes a burden to the poorest families, who have responded by sending only boys to classes. Too many of the girls . . . have resorted to prostitution in order to eat. "

― Michael Dorris , Rooms in the House of Stone: The "Thistle" Series of Essays

2 " Here are two facts that should not both be true:
- There is sufficient food produced in the world every year to feed every human being on the planet.
- Nearly 800 million people literally go hungry every day, with more than a third of the earth's population -- 2 billion men and women -- malnourished one way or another, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. "

― Michael Dorris , Rooms in the House of Stone: The "Thistle" Series of Essays

3 " Fear is a memory of better times. Fear is a dream. "

― Michael Dorris , Rooms in the House of Stone: The "Thistle" Series of Essays

4 " Here are two facts that should not both be true:

• There is sufficient food produced every year to feed every human being on the planet.

• Nearly 800 million people literally go hungry every day, with more than a third of the earth's population — 2 billion men and women — malnourished one way or another, according the United nations Food and Agriculture Organization. "

― Michael Dorris , Rooms in the House of Stone: The "Thistle" Series of Essays