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    raspberry drupelets cluster around a cavern of emptiness
    (paraphrased from her talk on C Span's Book TV).

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I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.

by Frank Lloyd Wright Found in: Nature Quotes,
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No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.

No sight is more provocative of awe than is the night sky.

by Llewelyn Powys Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the read more

Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy.

by Hamlin Garland Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing read more

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

by Langston Hughes Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will read more

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them.

by John Updike Found in: Dreams Quotes, Nature Quotes,
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That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should read more

That man's best works should be such bungling imitations of Nature's infinite perfection, matters not much; but that he should make himself an imitation, this is the fact which Nature moans over, and deprecates beseechingly. Be spontaneous, be truthful, be free, and thus be individuals! is the song she sings through warbling birds, and whispering pines, and roaring waves, and screeching winds.

by Lydia M. Child Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of read more

Yosemite Valley, to me, is always a sunrise, a glitter of green and golden wonder in a vast edifice of stone and space.

by Ansel Adams Found in: Nature Quotes,
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Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift.

by Albert Einstein Found in: Joy Quotes, Nature Quotes,
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