Rowan Jacobsen > Quotes

“...we need to remind ourselves that natural systems are much more finely tuned than we think, and if we like the way they currently work, then we should try very, very hard to not screw with them.”
― Rowan Jacobsen, Shadows on the Gulf: A Journey through Our Last Great Wetland

“For us, it’s all progress from infancy to adulthood—language, walking, winking, sex.”
― Rowan Jacobsen, A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America

“An oyster tastes good because at one spot in the natural world, something went right. A great oyster is an estuary flashing a thumbs-up sign.”
― Rowan Jacobsen, A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America

“More than any other food, oysters taste like the place they come from.”
― Rowan Jacobsen, A Geography of Oysters: The Connoisseur's Guide to Oyster Eating in North America