"Our national literatures should be important to us insofar as they sustain us with illumination and heal us. They can always do that so long as they are written with respect for both the source and the reader, and with an understanding of why the human heart and the land have been brought together so regularly in human history" (Lopez 35).
This quote speaks to my biography of place because it represents the essence of my relationship to this certain place. In the same way that national literatures should sustain us with illumination and heal us, so too should the land. It is becoming increasingly rare to find a place that appears seemingly untouched by humanity, so as humans, it is our obligation to ensure that the places we do touch don't lose this illuminating and healing quality.
In terms of the way I will use and incorporate this quote into my essay, I think it serves my purposes best as an example of the way I interact with my biography of place. While it also functions as a definition of sorts, it is too vague for me to use as the foundation of my essay.
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