Growth Quote by Terry Pratchett

“The more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think the same is true of human beings.”

— Henry David Thoreau

“Does a falling tree in the forest make a sound when there is no one to hear?”

— Terry Pratchett

“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”

— George Berkeley

“if a tree falls in love with the forest but doesn't make a sound, will the forest ever hear it”

— Jomny Sun

“A tree that falls alone in the forest still makes a sound. It just wishes it didn’t.”

— Wayne Gladstone

“And for a time the tree stood blighted, trying to raise its stumted arms, a creature clubbed mute, only its sudden voicelessness making us…

— Jeffrey Eugenides

“For instance, here is a puzzle that many minds have pondered: If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one there…

— Once Before Midnight Golden Wild Orchid

“Trees can’t tell jokes. But we can certainly tell stories. And if all you hear is the whisper of leaves, don’t worry. Most trees…

— Katherine Applegate

“Above his monotonous voice one could hear, now and again, a little wind stray through the drying leaves of the trees. A leaf or…

— Frederic Manning

“The forest made its little eating sounds.”

— Adam Foulds

“A tree that falls makes a lot of noise. But a woodland that grows and spreads its roots, does it quietly.”

— Cristiane Serruya

“And my father went back into the forest and chopped down a tree. The sound of the trunk fracturing and splintering and falling to…

— Sarah Winman