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Nobody likes cravens,” he said uncomfortably. “I wish we hadn’t helped him. What if they think we’re craven too?” "You're too stupid… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or… — Philip Connors Copy Share Image
It was October again ... a glorious October, all red and gold, with mellow mornings when the valleys were filled with delicate… — Lucy Maud Montgomery Copy Share Image
So let me get this straight," he said. "After everything that's happened on this campus-the murder, the stalking, the kidnapping-you want to… — Kate Brian Copy Share Image
Warm are the still and lucky miles, White shores of longing stretch away, A light of recognition fills The whole great day,… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Music, the greatest good that mortals know, And all of heaven we have below. Music can noble hints impart, Engender fury, kindle… — Joseph Addison Copy Share Image
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There have always been hermits: people who want to get away from other humans. Literally, some of the first extant books and… — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
But days even earlier than these, in April, have a charm, — even days that seem raw and rainy, when the sky… — Thomas Wentworth Higginson Copy Share Image
If we are to have a culture as resilient and competent in the face of necessity as it needs to be, then… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Everything does come from nature. That's where you get new ideas. Just draw the landscape. I felt doing it with a bit… — David Hockney Copy Share Image
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Spindly branches of buttercups were secreted among gleaming stems still moist at the roots from last night's rain that had washedand refreshed… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
I feel most spiritual when I'm out in the woods. I feel part of nature. Or looking up at the stars. [I… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
Synergy is everywhere in nature. If you plant two plants close together, the roots commingle and improve the quality of the soil… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
The sun, a red wheel, was sinking slowly in the west. Besides being spectacularly beautiful, the early-summer sunset was exceedingly soft and… — Mo Yan Copy Share Image
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The natural historian is not a fisherman who prays for cloudy days and good luck merely; but as fishing has been styled… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The sap of Spring in the young wood a-stir Will celebrate with green the Mother, And every song-bird shout awhile for her;… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
In the construction of houses, choice of woods is made. Straight un-knotted timber of good appearance is used for the revealed pillars,… — Miyamoto Musashi Copy Share Image
Christ is of two natures, the human and the divine, and we are the same: we are of the human nature, but… — Witness Lee Copy Share Image
I started studying herbalism and edible plants that existed in the wild. And then I realized, "Okay, cool. I know how to… — Shailene Woodley Copy Share Image
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A man has a right to use a saw, an axe, a plane, separately; may he not combine their uses on the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
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The groves and thickets of smaller trees are full of blooming evergreen vines. These vines are not arranged in separate groups, or… — John Muir Copy Share Image
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Far away beyond the pine-woods,' he answered, in a low dreamy voice, 'there is a little garden. There the grass grows long… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Will tossed his apple core into the air, at the same time drawing a knife from his belt and throwing it. The… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
In treating of the oak, I have considered that the species of it growing in warm climates is superior to that which… — Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Copy Share Image
A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day… — John Grogan Copy Share Image
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The era of wild apples will soon be over. I wander through old orchards of great extent, now all gone to decay,… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Woodworking requires a completely different kind of thinking and problem-solving ability than writing. With writing, you take a set of facts and… — Joshua Foer Copy Share Image
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