Descriptive Quote by Allan Gurganus

“I feel like a tree exposed to the elements, my roots clinging to the soil, my branches flirting with heaven.”

— Leylah Attar

“olive trees. As I looked closer at them I wondered if they had escaped; their trunks and roots were so gnarled and scarred it…

— Giacomo Giammatteo

“I loathe the idea of cutting down trees. Two hundred years of shape and energy all gone in half an hour. It's revolting.”

— John Galsworthy

“Trees were so rare in that country, and they had to make such a hard fight to grow, that we used to feel anxious…

— Willa Cather

“While I think it’s beautiful seeing a tree pulled out of the ground with all its roots exposed, not all the owners feel the…

— Gigi Garrett

“Be like the tree that will never falter. Despite its fallen leaves, it withstands the chill of winter, yearning for the warm spring sunshine…

— Mouloud Benzadi

“If you could see how beautiful the forest is! I sometimes slip away there at days end after my work day and I always…

— Jean-François Millet

“I feel safer when you're here. You're so big and sturdy, like a beautiful tree I can lean on and not knock over.”

— Karen Cushman

“They found a thick tree that had fallen, the tangled roots exposed. They saw the drenched ground that had given way. The tree seemed…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

“Trees have a rather complicated relationship with people, after all. One minute you’re hugging us. The next minute you’re turning us into tables and…

— Katherine Applegate

“It's always annoying to the godly when the ungodly flourish like the green bay tree.”

— Margaret Mitchell