Dian Fossey Quotes

There are times when one cannot accept facts for fear of shattering one's being. As I listened to Ian's news, all of Digit's life, since my first meeting with him as a playful little ball of black fluff ten years earlier, passed through my mind. From that moment on, I came to live within an insulated part of myself.

~ Dian Fossey

The more you learn about the dignity of the gorilla, the more you want to avoid people.

~ Dian Fossey

One of the basic steps in saving a threatened species is to learn more about it: its diet, its mating and reproductive processes, its range patterns, its social behavior.

~ Dian Fossey

When you realize the value of all life, you dwell on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.

~ Dian Fossey

When you realize the value of all life, you dwell less on what is past and concentrate more on the preservation of the future.

~ Dian Fossey