But more impressive than the facts and figures as to height, width, age, etc., are the entrancing beauty and tranquility that pervade the forest, the feelings of peace, awe and reverence that it inspires. – George McDonald, Dollarwise Guide to California and Las Vegas, 1983, about Muir
Sweet wet balm of bough and branch…. Here is a chestnut sister, and there a sequoia brother. – Virginia Garland, “The Rain,” Out West: A Magazine of the Old Pacifi
God tolerates even our stammering, and pardons our ignorance whenever something inadvertently escapes us – as, indeed, without this mercy there would be no freedom to pray. – John Calvin
