Nature is new every morning, but its cycles are ancient, independent of all our anxieties, oblivious to our plans. – Barbara Cawthorne Crafton, “Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer,” 2003 September 25th
The thing that gave me the most pain in life, psychologically, and it gave me tremendous pain psychologically, is mans disrespect for nature. – Joni Mitchell
Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are also people who think the human race is beneath their notice, that theyre better than other human beings. – James A. Baldwin
