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> [We're told, often enough, that as a species we are poised on the edge of the abyss. It's possible that our puffed-up, prideful intelligence has outstripped our instinct for survival and the road back to safety has already been washed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/we-re-told-often-enough-that-as-a-species-we-are-poised-on-the-edge/)

[Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/)

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