Quote by Ann Radcliffe

Left to herself, nature is always more or less civilized, and delights in a certain refinement; but where the axe has encroached upon the…

— Henry David Thoreau

“When she slowly straightened, the land was vast before her. The sun was setting down the river, casting a cold pink hue along the…

— Eowyn Ivey

The wilderness is near as well as dear to every man. Even the oldest villages are indebted to the border of wild wood which…

— Henry David Thoreau

“The awesome silence of the place crept up on her. The spruce and pines, all still laden with snow, spread their limbs in a…

— Graham Joyce

“The air was pure and still, and early sunshine sparkled on the heavy dew. In the valley sat cotton candy mist, and the distant…

— Paula Brackston

“As the glow of the cabin windows turned to flickers through the trees and then to black, her eyes adjusted and the starlight alone…

— Eowyn Ivey

“She knew even before she opened her eyes that she was home—or not home, but in her woods at least. She knew they were…

— Joe Hill

“Woods are grim places. Farmers shoot squirrels, crows, magpies, and hang them up on trees to warn Mother Nature to get it together or…

— Jonathan Gash

“Till now the evening had been calm, but suddenly the forest grew restless. As I ascended the path out of the river bottom, I…

— Barry Grant

“We were in the autumnlands. Dim as it was, the forest glowed. The golden leaves flashing by blazed like sparks caught in the updraft…

— Margaret Rogerson

“On the main street of one village she passed a vast house, pillared and walled, with shutters over the windows and a pair of…

— Shirley Jackson

“Swamps where cedars grow and turtles wait on logs but not for anything in particular; fields bordered by crooked fences broken by years of…

— E.B. White