Perhaps knowing one place intimately is to have a way of knowing all places.

To be without trees would, in the most literal way, to be without our roots.

Their [cats] effortless passing between the wild and domestic worlds suggests the kind of grace we need as a species to move between nature and culture.

Weeds are out most successful cultivated crop.

Be loving and kind to everyone and every one will be loving and kind to you.

Do you want some words of advice, Tess?”I glanced at Adam’s profile as he sipped.“Don’t give your heart away too easily.” He turned to me. “Make him earn it.

Bill Pearson is definitely a man to talk to, especially in the afternoon when he's had a couple of drinks because he's got so many stories and anecdotes.

New York will be my home for the rest of my life as far as I'm concerned.

Right now, for instance, we resist giving people extra time on exams or for assignments, as though it's unfair to the faster students.

The thing about Sondheim is that it does get very cerebral. You do need a faculty with words and a love for the lyrics to not just pull it off, but to have an appreciation for it.

She abounds with lucious faults.

Concentration is at the root of mental mastery.

War knows no power. Safe shall be my going, Secretly armed against all death's endeavour; Safe though all safety's lost; safe where men fall; And if these poor limbs die, safest of all.

In a free state there should be freedom of speech and thought.