"It strikes me as somewhat odd that these practices aren’t a mainstay of society. The more I read and hear about the Agents of Habitat philosophy, the stranger the concept of “otherness” feels; there seems to be an illusion in our society that nature is a force pitted against us, that we must fight against and overcome if we are to survive—as if we are somehow not part of it. What I take away from the agents of habitat series feels almost like what I take away from basic math classes: these are basic principles that we as a society have somehow forgotten, and in the process we have made things stunningly overcomplicated to compensate for much more peaceful, easier ways that were perfect in the first place. It is the nature of all things to be part of a network, and humans are no exception."

— Amelia Hurlbut