"The more we humans anthropomorphize something and make it an easy target for empathy, the less interesting it becomes. From the beginning we seem to have a longing for a presence or a power that is far greater than ourselves and not easily understood, a presence beyond our current framework or whose origins are prehistoric. This longing isn’t unique to me, but rather is what we all feel, a memory repeated over and over from our ancestors. When I think of myself and the way I think of nature, I seem to want to comprehend it in such a way. I don’t know why, but nature exists as an incredible force, as something huge, far exceeding our own little good or evil ways." -miyazaki