“Given that all of us live in close relation with structures that allow some of us to live, or live more comfortably, through and because of the immiseration of others, (how) does a conception of interdependence help us? Does an understanding of deep connection and coproduction help anyone get out of bed in the morning and live a good life?” (Shotwell 173)

“The crusaders do not aim for finished gardens; they work for still-emergent forests, which arrange themselves around the possibilities of tradition-sized disturbance. The satoyama becomes a zone where more-than-human social relations—including their own—have a chance to flourish.” (Tsing 259)

“Human-disturbed landscapes are ideal spaces for humanist and naturalist noticing. We need to know the histories humans have made in these places and the histories of nonhuman participants.” (Tsing 160)

“Because transaesthetics disturb forms, biological and otherwise, it derives from and produces causality and agency that does not privilege the human or one specific reality. Hence, transaesthetics provide a fresh line of inquiry for concerns about representation, agency, and sexuality.” (Stallings 11)