Simone LaShea’s Reviews > Why Fish Don’t Exist: A Story of Loss, Love, and the Hidden Order of Life > Status Update

"Never forget," he said, pointing to the pine-needly soil beneath the deck, "as special as you might feel, you are no difterent than an ant. A bit bigger, maybe, but no more significant"- he paused, consulting the map of hierarchies that existed in his head—"except, do I see you aerating the soil? Do I see you feeding on timber to accelerate the process of decomposition?”