"A tree is alive, and thus it is……" — Elizabeth Moon
"A tree is alive, and thus it is always more than you can see. Roots to leaves, yes-those you can, in part, see. But it is more-it is the lichens and moss and ferns that grow on its bark, the life too small to see that lives among its roots, a community we know of, but do not think on. It is every fly and bee and beetle that uses it for shelter or food, every bird that nests in its branches. Every one an individual, and yet every one part of the tree, and the tree part of every one."
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47 Quotes by Elizabeth Moon
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Empress of the Universe would be way too much work. I'd have to wear fancy clothes, probably including lady shoes…
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Hard to be a physics major at Rice University if you have flunked calculus.
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Having a mother who had been an aeronautical engineer convinced me that more things should be open to women.
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I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain.
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I can become very emotional about math, although I'm not that good at it.
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I had, of course, no model for that sort of woman being married, but I can make that up as…
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I like the Beatles, of course, but that's when I grew up.
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I love biomedical science, I love astronomy, and you can't really do much with those in a fantasy setting.
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I regarded drugs as somewhat like rattlesnakes - it's possible to pick one up without getting bit, but why bother?
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I used to not back down from a challenge.
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I've taught Sunday school, I've sung in the choir, I directed a choir.
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