"I see humanity now as one vast plant, needing for its highest fulfillment only love, the natural blessings of the great outdoors, and intelligent crossing and selection."

"The secret of improved plant breeding, apart from scientific knowledge, is love."

"We must return to nature and nature's god."

"If we had paid no more attention to our plants than we have to our children, we would now be living in a jungle of weed."

"Science has sometimes been said to be opposed to faith, and inconsistent with it. But all science, in fact, rests on a basis of faith, for it assumes the permanence and uniformity of natural laws - a thing which can never be demonstrated."

"Music in the soul can be heard by the universe."

"While that amendment failed, human cloning continues to advance and the breakthrough in this unethical and morally questionable science is around the corner."

"I started out writing much more science fictiony stuff and writing about science fiction."