Human domination over nature is quite simply an illusion, a passing dream by a naive species. It is an illusion that has cost us much, ensnared us in our own designs, given us a few boasts to make about our courage and genius, but all the same it is an illusion.

Under Western Skies: Nature and History in the American West (ed. Oxford University Press, USA, 1992) - ISBN: 9780195086713