Shannon

“Science has taught me that everything is more complicated than we first assume, and that being able to derive happiness from discovery is a recipe for a beautiful life. It has also convinced me that carefully writing everything down is the only real defense we have against forgetting something important that once was and is no more, including the spruce tree that should have outlived me but did not.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl

“Being paid to wonder seems like a heavy responsibility at times.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl

“What's the point in being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable? How very odd, to believe God gave you life, and yet not think that life asks more of you than watching TV.”
― John Green

“I have learned that raising a child is essentially one long, slow agony of letting go.”
― Hope Jahren, Lab Girl