“We are drowning in information, while starving for wisdom. The world h...” — E. O. Wilson Quote

“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.”

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

“It's always been a great survival value for people to believe they belong to a superior tribe. That's just in human relationships.”

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

“In addition I wanted to write a Southern novel, because I'm a Southerner.”

“The tree was so old, and stood there so alone, that his childish heart had been filled with compassion; if no one else on the farm gave it a thought, he would at least do his best to, even though he suspected that his child's words and child's deeds didn't make much difference. It had stood there before he was born, and would be standing there after he was dead, but perhaps, even so, it was pleased that he stroked its bark every time he passed, and sometimes, when he was sure he wasn't observed, even pressed his cheek against it.”

“The innocent and the beautiful”

“Time stretches and calms, but still we reach, for we belonged then. We want to know. Sometimes that knowledge is painful, or inconvenient, or even damning. But it is essential. It exposes us for what we have been, and can be.”

“Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.”

“Art is a view”

“Space and time are only concepts; neither actually exists. If you can’t gain salvation on this very spot, then it will be beyond your reach no matter where you go.”