4 Quotes & Sayings By Susan Freinkel

Susan Freinkel is a mother of three and an avid writer. She strives to share her passion for the written word with others through both fiction and nonfiction works. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature from the University of Georgia, where she also received her certification as an elementary teacher. Her personal blog can be found at http://susanfreinkel.blogspot.com/.

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This is where the will to grapple with our hard and pressing environmental problems begins: in relationship to something other that you love beyond any utility, beyond any logic. Susan Freinkel
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If you can't reuse or repair an item, do you ever really own it? Do you ever really own it? Do you ever develop the sense of pride and proprietorship that comes from maintaining an object in fine working order? We invest something of ourselves in our material world, which in turn reflects who we are. In the era of disposability that plastic has helped us foster, we have increasingly invested ourselves in objects that have no real meaning in our lives. We think of disposable lighters as conveniences -- which they indisputably are; ask any smoker or backyard-barbecue chef -- and yet we don't think much about the tradeoffs that that convenience entails. Susan Freinkel
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If the day comes when our descendants can venture with wonder into chestnut forests, we will have gained back more than a perfect tree. We will have gained a new reason for hope. Susan Freinkel