Dirt: the Ecstatic Skin of the Earth, quotes

Here are some quotes that made me smile:

"The little finger is a child, the weak member who must be protected. The second finger waits, it wears the ring, and it follows the high-standing middle finger that so frequently stands for the penis. The index finger is the one that points, turns the pages, is the one that Christ raises in teaching. The thumb, in the French Salic Law, was said to be worth half a hand. It is the symbol of human strength and ability. And among all cultures, the palm is a common ground that when exposed means peace and when concealed in a fist means war."

"Neighborliness is nature! No way. Nature is red in tooth and claw."

"For the rest of us, practically the only hole we see outside the bathroom is the refrigerator. There is no denying that it is a very clean and useful hole, but I suspect that refrigerator light is the sort they have in hell."

"We spend our lives hurrying away from the real, as though it were deadly to us, 'It must be somewhere up there on the horizon,' we think. And all the time it is in the soil, right beneath our feet."

Sabrina, you might find this interesting:
"For planting, plants that fruit above ground should generally be planted in the moon's second quarter, so that they and their fluids are drawn upward and their fruits grow into juicy ripeness. Root crops, on the other hands, are to be planted in the waning moon, so that their energy is stored underground. Peas and beans and other vining crops were meant to be sown then, too, so that they would establish firm roots before beginning their astonishingly rapid ascent and spread."

I know you don't have any reference points to these quotes - make up your own! love you BOTH.