E. O. Wilson

“We have decommissioned natural selection and must now look deep within ourselves and decide what we wish to become.”

“I doubt that most people with short-term thinking love the natural world enough to save it.”

“It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.”

“People respect nonfiction but they read novels.”

“Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.”

“I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.”

“The human juggernaut is permanently eroding Earth's ancient biosphere.”

“Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking.”

“Because the living environment is what really sustains us.”

“True character arises from a deeper well than religion.”