"To rise above treeline is to go above thought, and after, the descent back into bird song, bog orchids, willows, and firs is to sink into the preliterate parts of ourselves."

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Source : Gretel Ehrlich (1992). “Islands, the universe, home”, Penguin Group USA

Gretel Ehrlich

#Song Quotes #Nature Quotes #Orchids Quotes

“I am not against all wars-just whichever is current.”
“I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward other human beings.”
“I try to be kind and generous, and to give to people, and to do what I think God wants me to do.”
“Everybody says, TV is great, the writer has so much power. I'm still trying to convince myself that's true. When do the writers ever have power? Ever? They don't. Even in the book industry.”
“Some people say that watching pay freezes in the government is like watching water freeze. It expands.”

Source : "Interview with Representative Darrell Issa". "The John King, USA Show", www.realclearpolitics.com. April 16, 2012.
“I should add that it is open to debate whether what we call the writing of history these days is truly scientific.”
“It never hurts to think too highly of a person; often they become ennobled and act better because of it.”
“I've been within an inch of my life.”

Source : Gary Lutz (2002). “Stories in the Worst Way”, 3rd Bed Books

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