This, for many people, is what's most offensive about huntingโto some, disgusting: that it encourages, or allows, us not only to kill but to take a certain pleasure in killing
Michael PollanWithout its daydreams, the self is apt to shrink down to the size and shape of the estimation of others
Michael PollanI work very hard on finding good characters who can explain things to me, and I use them to help tell the story. I organize my pieces not just around people but around animals and plants, energy flows, the path that carbon takes through the food system.
Michael PollanPeople don't eat nutrients, they eat foods, and foods can behave very differently than the nutrients they contain.
Michael Pollan