Tree Quotes

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I am in fact a hobbit (in all but size). I like gardens, trees and unmechanized farmlands; I smoke a pipe, and like good plain… — J.R.R. Tolkien
It is the privilege of the rich To waste the time of the poor To water with tears in secret A tree that grows in… — Stevie Smith
Far overhead from beyond the veil of blue sky which hid them the stars sang again; a pure, cold, difficult music. Then there came a… — C.S. Lewis
In his eyes shone the reflection of the most beautiful planet in the Universe---a planet that is not too hot and not too cold; that… — Stephen Hawking
But the trees were gorgeous in their autumnal leafiness - the warm odours of flowers and herb came sweet upon the sense. — Elizabeth Gaskell
His hands slipped from his throat, and he crashed to the ground like a tree falling. "Oh, dear," said Pangborn, gazing at the fallen body… — Cassandra Clare
The Christmas tree, twinkling with lights, had a mountain of gifts piled up beneath it, like offerings to the great god of excess. — Tess Gerritsen
You walk for days among trees and among stones. Rarely does the eye light on a thing, and then only when it has recognized that… — Italo Calvino
The redwoods, once seen, leave a mark or create a vision that stays with you always. No one has ever successfully painted or photographed a… — John Steinbeck
Only the soldier pines and sentinels still showed green; the broadleaf trees had donned mantles of russet and gold, or else uncloaked themselves to scratch… — George R. R. Martin
What actually happens when you die is that your brain stops working and your body rots, like Rabbit did when he died and we buried… — Mark Haddon
In the dark that followed - Lucy said; "where I was born, the trees were always in the sun. And I left that place because… — Timothy Findley
I thought I would love you foreverâ€”and, a little, I may, in the way I still move toward a crate, knees bent, or reach for… — Jane Hirshfield
Geography is just physics slowed down, with a couple of trees stuck in it. — Terry Pratchett
Not just beautiful, though â€” the stars are like the trees in the forest, alive and breathing. And theyâ€™re watching me. What Iâ€™ve up till… — Haruki Murakami
My life is not this steeply sloping hour, in which you see me hurrying. Much stands behind me; I stand before it like a tree;… — Rainer Maria Rilke
I can't spend too much time in the forests because I invariably leave traces-ridiculously happy trees, basically, since I'm the last Druid in the world… — Kevin Hearne
Ask no guarantees, ask for no security, there never was such an animal. And if there was it would be related to the great sloth… — Ray Bradbury
I shall also take you forth and carve our names together in a yew tree, haloed with stars... — Ted Hughes
If you could really see that tree over there," Merlin said, "you would be so astounded that you'd fall over." "Really? But why?" asked Arthur.… — Deepak Chopra

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