Rebecca Solnit - To hope is to give yourself to the future

To hope is to give yourself to the future - and that commitment to the future is what makes the present inhabitable.

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Solnit, Rebecca. Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities. Nation Books, 2004, p. 4.

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About the Author

Rebecca Solnit

Born: June 24, 1961
Nationality: American
Profession: Historian, Writer & Activist

Biography

Rebecca Solnit is an American writer. She has written on a variety of subjects, including the environment, politics, place, and art. Solnit is a contributing editor at Harper's Magazine, where bi-monthly she writes the magazine's "Easy Chair" essay.

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