There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance.
Copy QuoteThere is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
Copy Quote View & ShareFor my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.
Copy Quote View & ShareThe earth has received the embrace of the sun and we shall see the results of that love.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt is not light that we need, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.
Copy Quote View & ShareOcean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.
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