Rachel Carson

Biology American 1907 – 1964 276 quotes

Launched environmental movement with Silent Spring

Quotes by Rachel Carson

The more we appreciate the natural world, the more we will be motivated to protect it.

The Sense of Wonder 1965

The problem of environmental destruction is not just a problem of economics; it is a problem of our very survival.

Silent Spring 1962

The sea is a place of great power, and it is also a place of great beauty.

The Sea Around Us 1951

The natural world is a source of endless fascination and delight.

The Sense of Wonder 1965

The balance of nature is a delicate dance, and we must be careful not to step on any toes.

Silent Spring 1962

The sea is a place of constant mystery, and it is also a place of constant beauty.

The Edge of the Sea 1955

The more we connect with the natural world, the more we connect with ourselves.

The Sense of Wonder 1965

The problem of environmental degradation is not just a problem of politics; it is a problem of our collective consciousness.

Silent Spring 1962

I am not afraid of being alone. I am afraid of being lonely.

Letter to Dorothy Freeman

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.

Letter to Dorothy Freeman

I have a feeling that I shall be writing about the sea for a long time to come.

Letter to a colleague 1949

The beauty of the living world I was trying to save has always been uppermost in my mind—that, and the thought of the children who must inherit it.

Letter to a friend 1962

I am not a scientist in the sense of being a laboratory worker. I am a writer, and my subject is science.

Letter to an editor

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to find solace and renewal.

Letter to Dorothy Freeman

The more I learn about the world, the more I am convinced that we are all connected.

Diary entry

I have always been fascinated by the sea. It is a world of its own, full of mystery and wonder.

Early diary entry

The world is a place of wonder, and we should never stop exploring it.

Letter to a young reader

I am trying to write a book that will make people think.

Letter to Dorothy Freeman 1959

The control of nature is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and philosophy, when it was supposed that nature exists for the convenience of man.

Letter to a colleague (reflecting on Silent Spring themes) 1962

I feel that I have a mission to perform.

Letter to Dorothy Freeman 1960