Search for the Golden Moon Bear Quotes

“Volumes of history written in the ancient alphabet of G and C, A and T.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species

“The study of a language . . . allows its students to hear a people's 'interpretation (or misinterpretation) of messages from environment to human.' The spoken word reveals, upon reflection, that to which its speakers first chose to listen, then ponder, then live by.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species

“Unlike the supply of dogs, the supply of good names isn't limitless.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species

“Cambodia is the most heavily mined country on earth, with 4 to 8 million land mines, according to one estimate.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species

“Bear-time seems slow to us, perhaps, because we do not have the patience for such a life.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species

“Laos is saddled with the distinction of one superlative: it is the most heavily bombed country on earth. During the nine-year secret war against the Communists, during the Vietnam War, the U. S. dropped 6,300,000 tons of bombs on Indochina, about 1/3 of which fell on Laos. It was the heaviest aerial bombardment in the history of warfare. During the 1960s and 1970s, the U.S. rained more bombs on Laos than were dropped on Nazi Germany during World War II -- three times the tonnage dropped during the Korean War -- the equivalent of a plane load of bombs every 8 minutes around the clock for 9 years.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species

“In all religions, as in all legal systems. people find ways to skirt the rules. We obey the letter of the law without honoring its spirit, and then reassure ourselves of our righteousness.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species

“Bears are meant for long lives. . . . they can live more than 30 years. Such a long lifespan testifies to the value of knowledge carefully accumulated and considered.”
― Sy Montgomery, Search for the Golden Moon Bear: Science and Adventure in Pursuit of a New Species