“We are, perhaps, uniquely among the earth's creatures, the worrying animal. We worry away our lives, fearing the future, discontent with the present, unable to take in the idea of dying, unable to sit still.”

About Lewis Thomas

Scientist • American

Lewis Thomas was an American physician, poet, and essayist known for his insightful and gracefully written works on biology and medicine. His most famous book, "The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher," won a...