- “Every element of a moss is designed for its affinity for water. From the shape of the moss clump to the spacing of leaves along a branch, down to the microscopic surface of the smallest leaf; all have been shaped by the evolutionary imperative to hold water.”
- “Next time the bus is late, take those waiting minutes to look around for signs of life. Mosses on the trees are a good sign, their absence a concern. And everywhere beneath your feet is Bryum argenteum. Amidst the noise and the fumes and the elbowing crowds, there is some small reassurance in the moss between the cracks.”

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Robin Wall Kimmerer never wrote a boring book ever. Her personal reflection weaves with scientific terms in such euphonious tone.
In an attempt to explain their research, so many scientists make it almost incomprehensible for common readers to go through their essays but Kimmerer is an exceptional. It must be difficult to have written the whole book dedicated for moss only yet she completely changed how I view my surroundings. I look for mosses on the trees, see if they hide somewhere when I wait for the bus, learn that plants can also be sexually fluid and amazed by the well-adaptive strategies that these fascinating organisms can teach us. In her deft hands, one appreciates more than just what we view through a microscope, even a drop of water falling on a leaf has different rhythms and hash conditions are “simply a temporary interruption in life”. Kimmerer’s true voice needs to be heard and I hope she will continue to write and find the constant echo effect that her writing touch others.