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![“I feel most spiritual when I'm out in the woods. I feel part of nature. Or looking up at the stars. [I used to say] I was an atheist. Now I say, it's all according to your definition of God. According to my definition of God, I'm not an atheist. Because I think God is everything. Whenever I open…” quote by Pete Seeger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/139/pete-seeger-1942_atheist_i-feel-most-spiritual-when-i-m-out-in-th_737051.jpg)
![“One time, I think it was my third lesson third or fourth lesson. Kim Parker and he picked me up at the bus station. And she just said, "Phil [Wood] has been up all night. He's heartbroken. Bud Johnson died last night." And Bud Johnson, like Zoot [Sims] and Al [Cohn] had been mentors to him.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f59/jon-gordon-1655_all-night_one-time-i-think-it-was-my-third-lesson_948959.jpg)
![“[Fairy tales] are like a journey to the woods and the many ways you can get lost. Some people say it's not a good idea to read fairy tales to anyone under the age of eight because they are brutal and raw. When I was a kid I often felt that kids's books were speaking down to me, but I never felt…” quote by Alice Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/09c/alice-hoffman-427_age_fairy-tales-are-like-a-journey-to-the-wo_1682556.jpg)
![“Dirk Gently [from Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency], needs a sidekick, as all good detectives do, and he gets this message from the universe that this guy, Todd Brotzman, played by Elijah Wood, is the guy to help him through this mystery. But of course, that doesn't really explain the…” quote by Samuel Barnett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fca/samuel-barnett-15432_agency_dirk-gently-from-dirk-gently-s-holistic_2509897.jpg)
