rachel Carson

“For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.”  [Silent Spring]

“It dawned on me that by becoming a biologist, I had given myself something to write about.” 

“No witchcraft, no enemy action had silenced the rebirth of new life in this stricken world. The people had done it themselves.”

“Those who dwell…among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life.”  [The Sense of Wonder]