Ohio Quote by Richard Brautigan

“Assumptions can subsist on a foundation of quicksand.”

— Steven Redhead

“The miniature sandscapes of ridge and valley pressed into the soles of my feet and for days after the walk I would feel a…

— Robert Macfarlane

Make today's solid ground out of yesterday's quicksand.

— Mos Def

“The old man has always believed in the mutability of things; has known that no matter how solid the ground beneath your feet may…

— Salman Rushdie

“The sidewalk was completely empty. It was Sunday, early April. An icy wind teetered trash cans and turned my cheeks to marble. In Vietnam…

— Paul Fleischman

“After that hard winter, one could not get enough of the nimble air. Every morning I wakened with a fresh consciousness that winter was…

— Willa Cather

“April. Spring was on the land like an itch. The whole countryside seemed to be scratching itself awake—lazily, luxuriously, though occasionally scratching so hard…

— Tom Robbins

“I stood there, my head bowed, my shoulders hunched. This is how it feels to be dragged from the cement shoes of a comfortable…

— Deborah Smith

“It was spring, the barren time in March when you cannot be sure if it is really warner, but you are so desperate for…

— Maureen F. McHugh

When I was a kid, we had a quicksand box in the backyard. I was an only child...eventually.

— Anonymous

Once, I got lost in the middle of the desert and had to follow the North Star to find the dirt road where my…

— Trevor Paglen

“One weekend in the vacation, I was invited to meet her family. They lived in Kent, out on the Orpington line, in one of…

— Julian Barnes