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I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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I had reached a point in my career in which I was ready to try something new in my writing, and the idea of a novel has always been in the back of my mind. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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I tend to believe that religious dogma is a consequence of evolution. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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I was a senior in high school when I decided I wanted to work on ants as a career. I just fell in love with them, and have never regretted it. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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In addition I wanted to write a Southern novel, because I'm a Southerner. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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In many environments, take away the ants and there would be partial collapses in many of the land ecosystems. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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It's always been a dream of mine, of exploring the living world, of classifying all the species and finding out what makes up the biosphere. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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Once I feel I'm right, I have enjoyed provoking. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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