"I am not a scientist in the sense that I wear a white coat and work in a laboratory. I am a writer, and my laboratory is the world around me."

"The most serious threat to mankind comes from within, from our own arrogance and ignorance."

"We are faced with a situation in which the public is being asked to accept a diet of poisons in order to satisfy the demands of a few powerful interests."

"The more we learn about these chemicals, the more terrifying the prospect becomes."

"I am not afraid of controversy; I am afraid of silence in the face of such a grave threat."