“A teacher comes, they say, when you are ready.”

— Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass (2013)

About Robin Wall Kimmerer

American botanist, professor and member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, author of 'Braiding Sweetgrass' (2013).

“Gratitude plants the seed for abundance.”

“Grieving is a sign of spiritual health.”

“Being a good mother means teaching your children to care for the world.”

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.”

“If you teach a man anything he will never learn it.”

“The true University of these days is a collection of Books.”

“For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.”

“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”

“Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”