2 Quotes by Colin Turnbull

to the Pygmy it is one of the most important differences between the people of the forest and the people of the village that the latter do not know “how to walk”. Walking, to the Pygmy, means being able to run swiftly and silently, without slipping, tripping, or falling. Every day he depends for his food on his ability to “walk,” and more than once his life will be saved by the same ability, when he has to run from a charging buffalo or creep away unnoticed from a sleeping leopard.

The forest is a father and a mother to us," he said, "and like a father or mother it gives us everything we need — food, clothing, shelter, warmth … and affection.