The cold view to take of our future is that we are therefore headed for extinction in a universe of impersonal chemical, physical, and biological laws. A more productive, certainly more engaging view, is that we have the intelligence to grasp what is happening, the composure not to be intimidated by its complexity, and the courage to take steps that may bear no fruit in our lifetimes.

The wolf exerts a powerful influence on the human imagination. It takes your stare and turns it back on you

Sometimes a person needs a story more than food to stay alive.

Throughout the centuries we have projected on to the wolf the qualities we most despise and fear in ourselves.

I know of no restorative of heart, body, and soul more effective against hopelessness than the restoration of the Earth.

Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.

My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet.