Years ago Quote by Suzanne Collins

“Because it’s Appalachia. The coal companies are destroying our mountains, towns, culture, and lives, and it’s not a story.”

— John Grisham

“...the Northern Rockies region is a rapidly changing part of the United States. Ironically, in many areas today's number-one threat is not clear-cutting, overgrazing,…

— Michael McCoy

Arizona, our beautiful state, was built on mining.

— Jan Brewer

Most of those old settlers told it like it was, rough and rocky. They named their towns Rimrock, Rough Rock, Round Rock, and Wide…

— Charles Kuralt

“When I was younger, I scared my mother to death, the things I would blurt out about District 12, about the people who rule…

— Suzanne Collins

I don't know anything about the Appalachian mountains or cowboys and Indians or anything. I just made it up.

— Paul McCartney

“It is rugged, rustic country that lays claim to some of the most scenic and awe-inspiring sights in all of North America. While not…

— E.R. White Jr

“We made it to Montana in May 1990. The West Kootenai area is exactly what you picture when you think of a rural logging community.”

— Ora-Jay Eash

“Here the mountains were like the walls of a great jail which shut in the combatants. After Appomattox it was as though mortal enemies…

— Harry M. Caudill

“Our hearts may have broken in Nebraska but in Colorado they split open along the fractures, crumble to pieces, blow away. The peaks and…

— Ron Currie Jr

“Archaeologists estimate that Washington was among the first populated zones in North America—human remains in the state date back 13,000 years.”

— Lori Baird

“So why do these guys hate your guts?” “Because they believe strip-mining is a good thing. It provides jobs, and there are few jobs…

— John Grisham