Maren

“My own opinion is, that however this one-sided horn may really be used by the Narwhal—however that may be—it would certainly be very convenient to him for a folder in reading pamphlets.”
― Herman Melville, Moby Dick

“This connection between knowledge, art and poetry, between science and emotions--the 'deeply-seated bond', as Humboldt called it--is more important than ever before. Humboldt was driven by a sense of wonder for the natural world--a sense of wonder that might help us today realise that we will protect only what we love.”
― Andrea Wulf, The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World

“Tracy Chapman puts me through a moral Simpactor, breaking me into tiny pieces of uniform diameter so that I can absorb my own inadequacy.”
― Nicholson Baker, The Paul Chowder Chronicles: The Anthologist / Traveling Sprinkler

“Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?”
― Christopher Paolini