our own species, which we’ve immodestly named Homo sapiens, ‘Wise Man’.
“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
“Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature -- the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.”
― Silent Spring
― Silent Spring
“There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.”
― Fahrenheit 451
― Fahrenheit 451
“A love of nature keeps no factories busy.”
― Brave New World
― Brave New World
“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― The Alchemist
― The Alchemist
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