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"Right now, in the amazing moment that to us counts as the present, we are deciding, without quite meaning to, which evolutionary pathways will remain open and which will forever be closed."

— Elizabeth Kolbert

Right Now In The Amazing Moment That To Us Counts As The Present We Are Decidi

Right now, in the amazing moment that to us counts as the present, we are deciding, without quite meaning to, which evolutionary pathways will remain open and which will forever be closed.

— Elizabeth Kolbert
From The Sixth Extinction
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The Sixth Extinction, Chapter 13

Though it might be nice to imagine there once was a time when man lived in harmony with nature, it's not clear that he ever really did.
— Elizabeth Kolbert
from The Sixth Extinction
If you want to think about why humans are so dangerous to other species, you can picture a posse of small-brained but big-handed hominians arriving on some new shore.
— Elizabeth Kolbert
from The Sixth Extinction
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