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Sy Montgomery is an American author renowned for her in-depth research and descriptions of marine life. Her works often involve detailed studies of specific species and explore the relationship between humans and nature. Her books include 'The Song of the Sardine' and 'The Call of the Cetus', among others.

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“Knowing someone who belongs to another species can enlarge your soul in surprising ways.”

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Book:How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

Source: How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals

“I had nixed the idea of having children when I was myself a child, having learned in the 1960s that human overpopulation was literally crowding other species off the planet. Why create another mouth to gnaw at the overburdened earth?”

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“It was not that I disliked people; some of them were interesting and kind. But even the nice ones were no more compelling or important to me than other creatures. Then, as now, to me humans are but one species among billions of other equally vivid and thrilling lives. I was never drawn to other children simply because they were human. Humans seemed to me a rather bullying species, and I was on the side of the underdog.”

Source: The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood

About the Author

Born: February 7, 1958
Known for: Author
Quotes: 22

Books & Sources

The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of ConsciousnessRelated source material

How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen AnimalsRelated source material

Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal KindRelated source material

The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher HogwoodRelated source material

Walking with the Great Apes: Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Biruté GaldikasRelated source material

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