---
title: "1 Animism Quotes By Michael Montoure"
description: "1 Animism quotes by Michael Montoure. Plus more from Michael Montoure and more Animism sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/michael-montoure-25960_animism_he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he_2240954.jpg"
---

> [“He'd grown unused to woods like this. He'd become accustomed to the Northwest, evergreen and shaded dark. Here he was surrounded by soft leaves, not needles; leaves that carried their deaths secretly inside them, that already heard the whispers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he-d-become-accustomed-to-the/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/michael-montoure-25960_animism_he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he_2240954.jpg)

## Other authors on Animism

- [S. Kelley Harrell 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/s-kelley-harrell/)
- [Graham Harvey 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/graham-harvey/)

## More by Michael Montoure

> [“He took me down and out into the afterlife of the brightly lit streets, a haze of rain around each streetlight like a galaxy,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/he-took-me-down-and-out-into-the-afterlife-of-the-brightly-lit/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“Life went back to normal, after that, as it will do if you're not careful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/life-went-back-to-normal-after-that-as-it-will-do-if-you-re-not/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“He found, using fifty stones to keep track, that he could easily remember the names of all fifty states, and he knew the capitols…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/he-found-using-fifty-stones-to-keep-track-that-he-could-easily/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“I try asking him some more questions, but it's like talking to voice mail.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/i-try-asking-him-some-more-questions-but-it-s-like-talking-to-voice/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“They play strange games, games I don't recognize. They pull buttons off their clothes and exchange them back and forth, palming and concealing them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/they-play-strange-games-games-i-don-t-recognize-they-pull-buttons-off/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“Why do you have to ruin everything?' he asked. 'Why do you have to name everything? Decide what's real and what's - why can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/why-do-you-have-to-ruin-everything-he-asked-why-do-you-have-to-name/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“Fell?' he asked. 'Or was pushed?' Anton shrugged again. 'It hardly makes a difference,' he said, 'when you are the man at the bottom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/fell-he-asked-or-was-pushed-anton-shrugged-again-it-hardly-makes-a/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“Time falls on us, like rain, it falls like rain until we drown in it, and sometimes, it's like the drains overflow, and time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/time-falls-on-us-like-rain-it-falls-like-rain-until-we-drown-in-it/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“I listen to the grinding whir of the clock, and the creaking of my listing bed, and the sound the phone doesn't make when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/i-listen-to-the-grinding-whir-of-the-clock-and-the-creaking-of-my/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“What's a reputation for, if not for proceeding oneself?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/what-s-a-reputation-for-if-not-for-proceeding-oneself/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“We used to make gods, and we used to make sacrifices to them, and they would reward us. We're still doing it and we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/we-used-to-make-gods-and-we-used-to-make-sacrifices-to-them-and-they/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [ “\[...\] I'd wake up in the middle of the night to the Star-Spangled Banner and some old film of a flag blowing in the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/i-d-wake-up-in-the-middle-of-the-night-to-the-star-spangled-banner/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“In the dim light of the closed bar, he thought at first it was silver, but as he reached inside and held it up,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/in-the-dim-light-of-the-closed-bar-he-thought-at-first-it-was-silver/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“He'd wanted to - he didn't know. Break bottles. Break windows, crash cars. Burn down the world. Find solace at the bottom of countless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/he-d-wanted-to-he-didn-t-know-break-bottles-break-windows-crash-cars/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

> [“The broken centerline of the road in her headlights just an endless pulsing ribbon.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/the-broken-centerline-of-the-road-in-her-headlights-just-an-endless/)

[Michael Montoure](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-montoure/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/michael-montoure/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Animism Quotes By Michael Montoure",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "“He'd grown unused to woods like this. He'd become accustomed to the Northwest, evergreen and shaded dark. Here he was surrounded by soft leaves, not needles; leaves that carried their deaths secretly inside them, that already heard the whispers of Autumn. Roots and branches that knew things.”",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Michael Montoure"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-montoure/he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he-d-become-accustomed-to-the/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/michael-montoure-25960_animism_he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he_2240954.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/michael-montoure-25960_animism_he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he_2240954.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/michael-montoure-25960_animism_he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he_2240954.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“He'd grown unused to woods like this. He'd become accustomed to the Northwest, evergreen and shaded dark…” — Michael Montoure",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/michael-montoure/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/michael-montoure/",
            "name": "Animism Quotes by Michael Montoure",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/michael-montoure/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/60c/michael-montoure-25960_animism_he-d-grown-unused-to-woods-like-this-he_2240954.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Animism quotes by Michael Montoure. Plus more from Michael Montoure and more Animism sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/michael-montoure/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/michael-montoure/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Animism",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Michael Montoure",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animism/michael-montoure/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```