Tree Quotes

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The tree which needs two arms to span its girth sprang from the tiniest shoot. Yon tower, nine stories high, rose from a little mound… — Laozi
There is a language older by far and deeper than words. It is the language of bodies, of body on body, wind on snow, rain… — Derrick Jensen
One writes such a story [The Lord of the Rings] not out of the leaves of trees still to be observed, nor by means of… — J.R.R. Tolkien
What I eventually realized is that the real business of books is not done by awards committees or people who turn trees into paper or… — John Green
How do you write? You write, man, you write, that's how, and you do it the way the old English walnut tree puts forth leaf… — William Saroyan
I write at eighty-five for the same reasons that impelled me to write at forty-five; I was born with a passionate desire to communicate, to… — James A. Michener
On opening sentences: "If in the first chapter a hurricane is going to blow down an oak tree which falls through the kitchen roof, there's… — James Thayer
To some people a tree is something so incredibly beautiful that it brings tears to the eyes. To others it is just a green thing… — William Blake
How is Christmas regarded today? The legend of Santa Claus, the Christmas tree, the decorations of tinsel and mistletoe, and the giving of gifts all… — Howard W. Hunter
The development of a tree depends on where it is planted. — Edward Joyner
Playing against a defensive opponent is just as bad as making love to a tree. — Jorge Valdano
I didn't want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning… — Wynn Bullock
There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there… — Calvin Coolidge
A man would have to be an idiot to write a book of laws for an apple tree telling it to bear apples and not… — Martin Luther
We must walk consciously only part way toward our goal, and then leap in the dark to our success. What we do best or most… — Henry David Thoreau
I held a blue flower in my hand, probably a wild aster, wondering what its name was, and then thought that human names for natural… — Sally Carrighar
It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched so that a tree will rot where it falls, a waterfall will pour its curve… — Bernard DeVoto
Without enough wilderness America will change. Democracy, with its myriad personalities and increasing sophistication, must be fibred and vitalized by regular contact with outdoor growths… — Walt Whitman
Last night I had rinsed out my sari strip and briefs in the sea. I walked down naked to where they hung in the branches… — Lucy Irvine
Human beings to me are as much a part of nature as trees or birds, and the unclothed body expresses this belongingness directly and powerfully. — Wynn Bullock

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