#natur

At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled after a night of rain. I dip my cupped hands. I drink a long time. It tastes like stone, leaves, fire. It falls cold into my body, waking the bones. I hear them deep inside me, whispering oh what is that beautiful thing that just happened? ↗

— Mary Oliver

#beauty

We are all naturally xenophobic. ↗

— Jim Harrison

#xenophobic

Freed hands both rising for the pommel now, so natural, so smooth, it was like Kiriath machinery, as if he were machinery, a cunningly crafted clockwork Kiriath mannequin, built to complement the steel. He felt the accustomed kiss of the grip on his palms, felt the grin on his face turn into a snarl. Cold chime as the scabbard gave up its embrace. And the Ravensfriend came out. ↗

— Richard K. Morgan

#nature

Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

#explaining #fear #hope #ignorance #nature

If we don't continue to pursue alternative, emissions-free energy sources like nuclear fuel, we are at risk of increasing our dependence on costly natural gas. ↗

— Judy Biggert

#continue #costly #dependence #energy #energy sources

I think having nature be a part of people's lives helps all of us see ourselves as part of something larger. ↗

— Ethan Hawke

#helps #i #i think #larger #lives

Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight. ↗

— Daniel Boone

#fund #here #nature #series #wonders

What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt - it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else. ↗

— Hal Boyle

#any #anywhere #doubt #else #get

Hobbits are a lot like Scots. It's all about nature and enjoying their land, which is a very Scottish thing. ↗

— Billy Boyd

#enjoying #land #like #lot #nature

Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#habit #mind #moderation #nature #reason