Felt Quote by Brenda Strong

The woods were my Ritalin. Nature calmed me, focused me, and yet excited my senses.

— Richard Louv

Being in nature is inspiring. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and spent countless hours of my youth wandering the woods in awe of…

— Allison McAtee

Because of my poor writing posture, I started walking in the forest every day, and I found it a potent place to be creatively.…

— Morris Gleitzman

I grew up in a wood cabin on Puget Sound in Manchester, Wash. My family taught me to appreciate the arts and the outdoors,…

— Steven Holl

I took a walk around the world to ease my troubled mind.

— 3 Doors Down

Going into the woods, you can go as fast or as slow as you want. It's restorative. Even when I was young, the wilderness…

— Jennifer Pharr Davis

“All those summer drives, no matter where I was going, to a person, a project, an adventure, or home, alone in the car with…

— Rebecca Solnit

The wilderness rescued me. I have been shaped by my experiences in the great outdoors. Feeling comfortable in the wild gave me the confidence…

— Ben Fogle

The landscape of my childhood was one of fierce occupation by trees.

— Janisse Ray

Now, my tree-climbing days long behind me, I often think about the lasting value of those early, deliciously idle days. I have come to…

— Richard Louv

Growing up in a rural setting in Minnesota, I was raised with the outdoors and a sense of adventure.

— Ann Bancroft

Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead and gone.…

— Gerry Adams