Covered Quote by Susan Branch

“By now, at the end of a sloping alley, we had reached the shores of a vast marsh. Some unknown quality in the sparkling…

— R. Murray Gilchrist

“It was almost twilight, long shadows of oaks and chestnuts crossing the unpaved road leading away from the village. This part of England had…

— Lisa Kleypas

“In one picture, the pool was half hidden by a fringe of mace- weeds, and the dead willow was leaning across it at a…

— Clark Ashton Smith

The grounds of the place were dominated by several large, old willow trees that towered over the surrounding stone wall and swayed soundlessly in…

— Haruki Murakami

“Few people would argue that Stony Cross Park was one of the most beautiful places in England. The Hampshire estate sustained an infinite variety…

— Lisa Kleypas

“Mother’s estate—our estate—a thousand acres centered in a million more. Lawns the size of small prairies with grass so perfect it beckoned a body…

— Dan Simmons

“I am told that in the heart of a vast, bowl-shaped valley deep inside the High Pamir where the sheep and the goats spend…

— Greg Mortenson

“A canopy of sticky young leaves clung to the branches above him. There were startling yellow clouds of forsythia, trails of purple aubrietia; a…

— Rachel Joyce

The rich, sweet smell of the hayricks rose to his chamber window; the hundred perfumes of the little flower-garden beneath scented the air around;…

— Charles Dickens

“How could the wind be so strong, so far inland, that cyclists coming into the town in the late afternoon looked more like sailors…

— Penelope Fitzgerald

“She gazed out at the seductive vista. The countryside was dressed in its prettiest May garb- everything budding or blooming or bursting out in…

— Paula Brackston

“Swamps where cedars grow and turtles wait on logs but not for anything in particular; fields bordered by crooked fences broken by years of…

— E.B. White