# Quote — Richard Bach, One

> Evolution made civilization steward of this planet. A hundred thousand years later, the steward stood before evolution not helper but destroyer, not healer but parasite. So evolution withdrew its gift, passed civilization by, rescued the planet from intelligence and handed it to Love.

- Author: [Richard Bach](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-bach.md)
- Book: [One](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-bach/one.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Richard_Bach#One_(1988)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-bach/one/evolution-made-civilization

## More from this book

> It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gave my life to become the person I am right now! Was it worth what I paid?

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/richard-bach/one/its-like-at-the.md)