Decided Quote by Christopher Atkins

“The greenest grass he’d ever seen—a forest of long, soft blades—ran down to the bank. The water was clear and swift as it flowed…

— Blake Crouch

“Scrubby evergreen bushes released a strong scent of resin and honey; forests of pine gave way to gentle south-facing vineyards disturbed only by the…

— Deborah Lawrenson

It is a thorough process, this war with the wilderness - breaking nature, taming the soil. feeding it on oats. The civilized man regards…

— Henry David Thoreau

“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

“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

“Pine trees are not like human beings, they go for a long time without altering...”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Along the Oregon coast an arm of the Pacific shushes softly against rocky shores. Above the waves, dripping silver in the moonlight, old trees,…

— Sheri S. Tepper

The trees grew too thickly, and their trunks were too big for any healthy New England wood. There was too much silence in the…

— H. P. Lovecraft

“Yet for the first time in three days, I want something. I want the forest lord to turn me into a cedar. The very…

— David Mitchell

“Alice haunted the mossy edge of the woods, lingering in patches of shade. She was waiting to hear his Austin-Healey throttle back when he…

— Tracy Guzeman

“Wooded islands foregrounded the mainland darkly.”

— Miranda Weiss

“It was there that I wanted, out there somewhere, when I sat elbow-to-elbow with my giggling friends and let my thoughts swirl up and…

— Kat Rosenfield