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# Quammen, David

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David Quammen is an American writer focusing on science, nature, and travel. He is the author of fifteen books. Quammen's articles have appeared in Outside, National Geographic, Harper's Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and other periodicals. He is also a scie

##  Quotes by Quammen, David

> [“The dodo itself stands as the best emblem of this general truth - that insular evolution often involves transforming an adventurous, high-flying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quammen-david/the-dodo-itself-stands-as-the-best-emblem-of-this-general-truth-that/)

[Quammen, David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quammen-david/)

[Dodo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dodo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f9/quammen-david-73441_dodo_the-dodo-itself-stands-as-the-best-emble_718693.jpg)

> [“MacArthur himself was more interested in the similarities among phenomena, because similarities reveal the workings of regular processes…I've already quoted MacArthur's statement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quammen-david/macarthur-himself-was-more-interested-in-the-similarities-among/)

[Quammen, David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quammen-david/)

[Research](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/research/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/quammen-david-73441_research_macarthur-himself-was-more-interested-in_1196501.jpg)

> [“Insularity plus time yields divergence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quammen-david/insularity-plus-time-yields-divergence/)

[Quammen, David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quammen-david/)

[Divergence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/divergence/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c6/quammen-david-73441_evolution_insularity-plus-time-yields-divergence-2_2069402.jpg)

> [“Theory in any branch of science entails a risk of detachment from reality”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/quammen-david/theory-in-any-branch-of-science-entails-a-risk-of-detachment-from/)

[Quammen, David](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/quammen-david/)

[Reality](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/reality/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6e/quammen-david-73441_research_theory-in-any-branch-of-science-entails_2074834.jpg)

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