It is ironic to think that man might determine his own future by something so seemingly trivial as the choice of an insect spray.
Rachel CarsonThen the song of a whitethroat, pure and ethereal, with the dreamy quality of remembered joy.
Rachel CarsonUntil we have courage to recognize cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot expect things to be much better in the world. There can be no double standard. We cannot have peace among men whose hearts find delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing, we set back the progress of humanity.
Rachel CarsonThe more clearly we can focus our attention on the wonders and realities of the universe about us, the less taste we shall have for destruction.
Rachel Carson