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"Every corny thing that's said about living with nature - being in harmony with the earth, feeling the cycle of the seasons - happens to be true."

Susan Orlean on Nature

More quotes about Nature

  • "Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises."

    Pedro Calderon de la Barca on Nature

  • "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

    Anais Nin on Nature

  • "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better."

    Albert Einstein on Nature

  • "I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes."

    e. e. cummings on Nature

  • "All my life I have tried to pluck a thistle and plant a flower wherever the flower would grow in thought and mind."

    Abraham Lincoln on Nature

More quotes by Susan Orlean

  • "I once had a boyfriend who couldn't write unless he was wearing a necktie and a dress shirt, which I thought was really weird, because this was a long time ago, and no one I knew ever wore dress shirts, let alone neckties it was like he was a grown-up reenacter or something."

  • "One of my favorite activities as a teen-ager was to watch television over the phone with my best friend."

  • "My ace in the hole as a human being used to be my capacity for remembering birthdays. I worked at it. Whenever I made a new friend, I made a point of finding out his or her birthday early on, and I would record it in my Filofax calendar."

  • "I want a chainsaw very badly, because I think cutting down a tree would be unbelievably satisfying. I have asked for a chainsaw for my birthday, but I think I'll probably be given jewelry instead."

  • "I want to let my friend Buster know that I would like to have dinner with him tonight. Does Buster work at home? Then how likely is he to have his cell phone on? Is he one of those people who only turns on his cell when he's in his car? I hate that."

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