I remember staring at the computer screen—light green letters on dark—then at the clock, and finally at my outstretched fingers held a foot in front of my face. And then it dawned on me: selling the hours of my life was no different from selling my fingers one by one. We've only so many hours, so many fingers; when they're gone, they're gone for good.


A Language Older Than Words (2000)

Derrick Jensen Quotes

I remember staring at the computer screen—light green letters on dark—then at the clock, and finally at my outstretched fingers held a foot in...

I remember staring at the computer screen—light green letters on dark—then at the clock, and finally at my outstretched fingers held a foot in...

I remember staring at the computer screen—light green letters on dark—then at the clock, and finally at my outstretched fingers held a foot in...

I remember staring at the computer screen—light green letters on dark—then at the clock, and finally at my outstretched fingers held a foot in...