In three billion years of slow change and groping effort only one living creature has succeeded in escaping the trap of specialization that has led in time to so much death and wasted endeavor. It is man, but the word should be uttered softly, for his story is not yet done.


The Unexpected Universe, Chapter Three (p. 52), Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc. 1969

Loren Eiseley Quotes

In three billion years of slow change and groping effort only one living creature has succeeded in escaping the trap of specialization that has led...

In three billion years of slow change and groping effort only one living creature has succeeded in escaping the trap of specialization that has led...

In three billion years of slow change and groping effort only one living creature has succeeded in escaping the trap of specialization that has led...

In three billion years of slow change and groping effort only one living creature has succeeded in escaping the trap of specialization that has led...