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6 quotes by Barry Lopez

Barry Holstun Lopez (born January 6, 1945) is an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns. He won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for Arctic Dreams (1986) and his Of Wolves and Men (1978) was a National Book Award finalist.
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People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled... →

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My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.

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We simply do not understand our place in the universe and have not the courage to admit it.

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There's so much to be afraid of.

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My faith is in my colleagues. And when I meet other writers, journalists, who've been doing this for a long time, trying to make us aware of what... →

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When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that I can actually get a... →

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