“Many caterpillars defend themselves not by striking fear in the hearts of their predators, but rather indifference. The large maple spanworm looks like a twig; the viceroy caterpillar looks like a bird dropping. This is not as exciting as looking… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“Thereafter were the stars persuaded to depict compasses and quadrants, stripped of their names, given numbers, all but regimented into a grid, before they… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“FIREFLAKES: The stars; as transitory as snowflakes only their transitoriness is protracted.” — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“Our inventions have long been ahead of us in terms of efficiency and sanity, productivity and predictability. Oh, how we’ve wished we could be… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“VASTY (As differentiated from "vast") Has approximately the same meaning as "biggy," "hugey," and "giganticky." Do not let anyone tell you these words are… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“Whether people need nature or not, it was clear that nature needed people. But perhaps nature needs us like a hostage needs her captors:… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“The world, full of past sound, would be like the sky, full of past light. The world would be like the mind, for which… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“DRAGON-GAGGERS: Instead of swords, some heroes wield toothbrushes, say they are there to "brush the dragon's teeth," and then they poke the toothbrush into… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“There are some things you can do forever. Given a deep enough shaft, you can fall forever. You can forget forever, and disintegrate forever,… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“Why should conversation always be so much more coherent than experience?” — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“A tree can be tempted out of its winter dormancy by a few hours of southerly sun—the readiness to believe in spring is stronger… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
“If there is seeing without perceiving, there is also perceiving without seeing. If Ruby B were invisible we could infer her presence from your… — Amy Leach Copy Share Image
