THE MAN IN THE WOOD

“To say she is only a woman is to say a violin is a piece of wood with strings, and Dante is mere ink…

— Bruce Crown

Wood feeds the fire which burns it.

— Leonardo da Vinci

Every little girl wanted to be Natalie Wood, as did I.

— Lana Parrilla

When the uncarved wood is split, its parts are put to use. When the sage is put to use, he becomes the head.

— Laozi

“The mind is not a vessel that needs filling, but wood that needs igniting.”

— Plutarch

Don't continue adding wood to the gone flame.

— Cassie Villegas

With 'Ed Wood,' I sobbed. With 'Frankenweenie,' I was crying. With 'Edward Scissorhands,' I always cry. There's always an incredible amount of purity, even…

— Winona Ryder

Am I the only one who has wood over that little vixen?

— Jeaniene Frost

There's something so empowering about knowing I can pick up an axe and split a piece of wood.

— Rain Dove

My plan is to open five restaurants based on the five elements in Chinese philosophy: wood, water, fire, earth and metal.

— Arthur Potts Dawson

Whether it's a blessing or a curse, I have always played someone like 10 years younger. When I was 23 or 24, I was…

— Elisabeth Harnois

I get up every morning and chop wood, and I pretty much do it seven days a week, and I like to do it.…

— James Patterson

A tree's wood is also its memoir.

— Hope Jahren

I have always loved wood. Every piece is different. It gets better with age and it has a certain character all of its own.

— David Linley

I work with wood a lot. I like building. I think of building. I would love to buy land on some water somewhere and…

— Ethan Canin