Rachel Carson Quotes
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A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.
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One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on the edge of space.
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It is also an era dominated by industry, in which the right to make a dollar at whatever cost is seldom challenged.
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It is a curious situation that the sea, from which life first arose, should now be threatened by the activities of one form of that life. But the sea, though changed in a sinister way, will continue to exist: the threat is rather to life itself.
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The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery, not over nature but of ourselves.
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Then the song of a whitethroat, pure and ethereal, with the dreamy quality of remembered joy.
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Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one. If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it. If for any reason we find its presence undesirable or merely a matter of indifference, we may condemn it to destruction forthwith.
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In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.
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Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary of life. Whatever the vexations or concerns of their personal lives, their thoughts can find paths that lead to inner contentment and to renewed excitement in living.
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One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, "What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew i would never see it again?
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The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster.
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In nature nothing exists alone.