"Time has a different quality in a forest, a different kind of flow. Time moves in circles, and events are linked, even if it's not obvious that they are linked. Events in a forest occur with precision in the flow of tree time, like the motions of an endless dance. (p. 12)"

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Source : Richard Preston (2007). “The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring”, p.12, Random House

Richard Preston

#Moving Quotes #Circles Quotes #Tree Quotes

“You must not for one instant give up the effort to build new lives for yourselves. Creativity means to push open the heavy, groaning doorway to life. This is not an easy struggle. Indeed, it may be the most difficult task in the world, for opening the door to your own life is, in the end, more difficult than opening the doors to the mysteries of the universe.”
“People continue to fear dying, only because no one ever has.”
“I want the same standard applied to homosexuals as is applied to heterosexuals.”
“I had read the scripts that Nora Ephron had written as a movie about Mike McAlary. We were never able to make it at HBO because we couldn't cast it properly and when I left I called Nora and said, "Look, I actually think that the movie luckyguyindustry has changed. It's very unlikely that you'd be able to make this as a movie. I actually think it's a play."”

Source : Source: deadline.com
“Teach yourself to work in uncertainty.”
“Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody's ever made before. Whatever you're scared of doing, Do it.”
“The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves determine the quality of the selves we imagine we are. The stories we tell about others determine the quality of our relationships with them.”
“I am looking forward and I am hoping that I will be the catalyst that makes India and Pakistan live for peace forever.”

Source : "Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. December 2, 2008.

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