“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 had had enough and reverted to their old subjects: dogs, dragons, herdsmen, bears. Take heed, worldly fashion—someone may trust you up to a point, but if you push him too far you will lose all the… — Amy Leach Copy Share
“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: nature needs us not to annihilate her, not to run her over, not to cover her with cement, not to chop her down. We can hardly admire ourselves, then, when we stop to accommodate nature's needs:… — Amy Leach Copy Share
“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
