The discipline of the writer is to learn to be still and listen to what his subject has to tell him

The 'control of nature' is a phrase conceived in arrogance, born of the Neanderthal age of biology and the convenience of man.

The human race is challenged more than ever before to demonstrate our mastery- not over nature but of ourselves.

Our attitude towards plants is a singularly narrow one. If we see any immediate utility in a plant we foster it. If for any reason we find its presence undesir…