“He had unconsciously scrambled to one of the highest parts of the Kaatskill mountains... From an opening between the trees he could overlook all the lower country for many a mile of rich woodland. He saw at a distance the lordly Hudson, far, far below him, [...]
“Trees have always been the most penetrating preachers.” —Herman Hesse
“Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” —Henry David Thoreau
“In the woods, we return to reason and faith. There I feel that nothing can befall me in life, — no disgrace, no calamity, which nature cannot repair. Standing on the bare ground, — my head bathed by the blithe air, and uplifted into infinite space, [...]
“Keep busy with survival. Imitate the trees. Learn to lose in order to recover, and remember nothing stays the same for long, not even pain. Sit it out. Let it all pass. Let it go.” —May Sarton
“My eyes can't get enough of the trees — they're so hopeful, so green.” —Nâzım Hikmet
“Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me?” —Walt Whitman
“They have drifted into a perpetual nap, The peace of trees that all night whisper nothings.” —Thom Gunn
“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” —Lao Tzu
“To really feel a forest canopy, we must use different senses. And often the most useful one is the sense of imagination.” — Joan Maloof