“[On common water.] Its substance reaches everywhere; it touches the past and prepares the future; it moves under the poles and wanders thinly in the heights of air. It can assume forms of exquisite perfection in a snowflake, or strip the living to a single shining bone cast up by the sea.”
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Loren Eiseley
Loren Eiseley was an American science writer known for his profound insights into nature and the human condition. His works, which blend science, literature, and philosophy, have had a lasting impact on subsequent generations. more
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