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" It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere. "

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" I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind. "

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

" I thought perhaps it should be recognized that religious people, including fundamentalists, are quite intelligent, many of them are highly educated, and they should be treated with complete respect. "

" The ant world is a tumult, a noisy world of pheromones being passed back and forth. "

" I grew up as a Southern Baptist with strict adherence to the Bible, which I read as a youngster. "

" It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are. "

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

" By any reasonable measure of achievement, the faith of the Enlightenment thinkers in science was justified. "

" True character arises from a deeper well than religion. "

" But once the ants and termites jumped the high barrier that prevents the vast variety of evolving animal groups from becoming fully social, they dominated the world. "

" The world depends on fungi, because they are major players in the cycling of materials and energy around the world. "

" Without a trace of irony I can say I have been blessed with brilliant enemies. I owe them a great debt, because they redoubled my energies and drove me in new directions. "

" Even as empiricism is winning the mind, transcendentalism continues to win the heart. "

" If history and science have taught us anything, it is that passion and desire are not the same as truth. "

" Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years. "

" If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable. "

" Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction. "

" Our brain is mapping the world. Often that map is distorted, but it's a map with constant immediate sensory input. "

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

" There is no better high than discovery. "

" We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world henceforth will be run by synthesizers, people able to put together the right information at the right time, think critically about it, and make important choices wisely. "

" You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give. "

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" To the extent that philosophical positions both confuse us and close doors to further inquiry, they are likely to be wrong. "

" What's been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts. "