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“Magical flowers were humming. The turf slopes cradled *him.* Beasts of a fabulous elegance were circulating. Storm clouds were piling up on the rising…

— Arthur Rimbaud

“The rain had ripened all the country around and the roadside grass was luminous and green from the run-off and flowers were in bloom…

— Cormac McCarthy

“Standing still, I watched the world heave and swirl around me in the air. The sandy earth of the beach was making itself visible…

— Susan L. Marshall

“The air smelled of salt and sand and fish. As though all was peace, and harvesttime, and autumn nights. Not the end of everything.”

— Julie Berry

“The sky clenched, a mountain of mud convulsed, earth and sky bellowed at each other, there was a horrible pinkness, a sudden greenness, a…

— Douglas Adams

“It was the final, explosive demonstration of summer, the line in the sand, a desperate attempt to hold fall forever at bay. But autumn…

— Lauren Oliver

“There was a steaming mist in all the hollows, and it had roamed in its forlornness up the hill, like an evil spirit, seeking…

— Charles Dickens

“What grasses the horses had left was heavy with dew, as if some passing god had scattered a bag of diamonds over the earth.”

— George R.R. Martin

“Rising up into the air, they took to the sky and flew. From west and beyond west, into the wind and through it, they…

— Pat O'Shea

“The night air was soft, and laden with the redolence of impending blossoms. The sky unfolded and lit up the earth in jubilation. Welcome…

— Meeta Ahluwalia

“The day was cold, and every time the little transparent fans of water swept in and drew back, the wet sand mirrored a clear…

— Gina Berriault

“Its whole expanse was covered with tall, juicy grass, and when the wind blew, great waves passed over it with a sound like troubled…

— Michael Ende