All conservation of wildness is self-defeating, for to cherish we must see and fondle, and when enough have seen and fondled, there is no wilderness left to cherish.

We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.

Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals.

Harmony with land is like harmony with a friend; you cannot cherish his right hand and chop off his left.

There are some who can live without wild things and some who cannot.

A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise.

The last word in ignorance is the man who says of an animal or plant: 'What good is it?

There can be no doubt that a society rooted in the soil is more stable than one rooted in pavements.

There are two spiritual dangers in not owning a farm. One is the danger of supposing that breakfast comes from the grocery, and the other that heat comes from the furnace.

The first law of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts

To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering.

I focused, rather embarrassingly, on his chest which was rising and falling slowly. I left teeth marks!

There is a skill to learning. It is all about what is and what is not. While Science is knowing what is, Art is creating what is not.

Everything about her was sweet, pale like honey. You would not have been surprised to see a bee caught in the tangles of that yellow hair.

-Speaking about Vaccinations - "If you accept the truth after the fact, the pain will last a life time.

The best thing parents can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning.

Don't sulk. For someone with all the grace and coordination of a pregnant wildebeest, you did great.

Prayer is the best response to hatred.

God doesn't want us to be happy when it causes us to do something wrong or unwise

My voice has gotten better from smoking.

I don't think anyone wants to cuddle a zombie.