Years and years Quote by Edmund de Waal

“the boards of oaken floors polished to such a degree the furniture was reflected in them like architecture placed at the edge of vast…

— Jane Urquhart

“... a new patina whitening the walls with marks of memories, all running together as if the memories themselves aspired to be the walls…

— Kevin Powers

“Rich mahogany wood was used to construct the bookshelves, and the floor is also hardwood of the same deep tone. Copper trim was used…

— Jarod Kintz

“We spoke about furniture in theory for eight years,” recalled Powell. “We spent a lot of time asking ourselves, ‘What is the purpose of…

— Walter Isaacson

Wood is very warm and sensual and meant to be touched.

— David Linley

Furniture is meant to be used and enjoyed.

— Natalie Morales

This oak tree and me, we're made of the same stuff.

— Carl Sagan

“The room was lit with small reading lamps and there were books everywhere: piled on the coffee table, under the coffee table, on the…

— Anonymous

A tree's wood is also its memoir.

— Hope Jahren

“An eminent philosopher among my friends, who can dignify even your ugly furniture by lifting it into the serene light of science, has shown…

— George Eliot

Not every oak has to be gnarled, every detective hard-bitten. The adjective that exists solely as a decoration is a self-indulgence for the writer…

— William Zinsser

Stercus Accidit. [barren happens]

— Karen Chance