Poets, Scientists and Children
When some portion of the biosphere is rather unpopular with the human race–a crocodile, a dandelion, a stony valley, a snowstorm, an odd-shaped flint–there are three sorts of human being who are particularly likely still to see point in it and befriend it. They are poets, scientists and children. Inside each of us, I suggest, representatives of all these groups can be found.
Mary Midgley, Animals and Why They Matter; A Journey Around the Species Barrier (1998-09-01)
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All have a natural inclination to explore things unpopular with the human race.
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