Trees Quote by Judy Grahn

“Maybe it is not the destructiveness of the volcano that pleases most, though everyone loves a conflagration, but its defiance of the law of…

— Susan Sontag

“On the Gulf side of these islands you may observe that the trees—where there are any trees—all bend away from the sea; and, even…

— Lafcadio Hearn

“Trees endure the hot sun and rainstorms by sending their roots down deeper. The adversity they face is eventually the source of great stability.…

— John Bevere

Listen. The trees in this story are stirring, trembling, readjusting themselves. A breeze is coming in gusts off the sea, and it is almost…

— Maggie O'Farrell

“Have you noticed how every tree is different here? All twisted by the wind and snow, but if that was all, they should have…

— Jackie French

“A tree’s nature does not change because the wind blew off a few of its leaves.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“Don’t be afraid of criticism; the tallest trees are always confronted by the strongest winds.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“In a climate changed world, it is a smart person who thins their trees so that the abnormally high winds can pass through them…

— Steven Magee

“I point to the volcanic rock that forms the base of the forest floor, and say that if the trees can grow on such…

— Sarah Lotz

“Trees can grow from tiny cracks in stony cliffs, Kate. This may be a very small crack indeed—but it’s a beginning.”

— Mary Jo Putney

“The oaks along the ridge were writhing like tortured epileptics in the winds, and she could make out through the thick rain a cascade…

— Samuel Snoek-Brown

“Though storms blow and the earth shake Limber trees may bend, but the stiff will break.” guy Brooke”

— Guy Brooke