Quotes by Mycologists

One could speculate that lichens would be among the last inhabitants to succumb on a dying earth at some distant point in the future.

Steven L. Stephenson

There was a young lady named Bright,Whose speed was far faster than light;She started one dayIn a relative way,And returned on the previous night.

Arthur Henry Reginald Buller

Relationship (definition): Liaison usually involving two people and their dirty dishes.

Richard Summerbell

I see the mycelium as the Earth's natural Internet, a consciousness with which we might be able to communicate. Through cross-species interfacing, we may one day exchange information with these sentient cellular networks. Because these externalized neurological nets sense any impression upon them, from footsteps to falling tree branches, they could relay enormous amounts of data regarding the movements of all organisms through the landscape.

Paul Stamets

I believe that mycelium is the neurological network of nature. Interlacing mosaics of mycelium infuse habitats with information-sharing membranes. These membranes are aware, react to change, and collectively have the long-term health of the host environment in mind. The mycelium stays in constant molecular communication with its environment, devising diverse enzymatic and chemical responses to complex challenges.

Paul Stamets