# Feelings Are the Fertile Soil of Knowledge by Rachel Carson > "If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil." > **— Rachel Carson**, *1965, The Sense of Wonder* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: The Sense of Wonder, 1965. ## Sources and Context - **Source lead requiring final verification:** [The Sense of Wonder](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rachel_Carson) — the supplied dossier points here, but exact wording, attribution, or complete source context has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary or sufficiently authoritative source. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Whole Earth|Whole Earth]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Greatest Transformation in Human History|The Greatest Transformation in Human History]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Scientific Inference|Scientific Inference]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil." — Rachel Carson, 1965, The Sense of Wonder https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-rachel-carson-feelings-fertile-soil-knowledge ```