“To be native to a place we must learn to speak its language.”

— 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.”

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

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

“The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents.”

“One must learn to know oneself before knowing anything else.”

“Example is the school of mankind, and they will learn at no other.”

“I had now the key to all language, and I was eager to learn to use it.”