Nature Books Quotes

“Nature and Books belong to the eyes that see them.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Nature and books belong to all who see them.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The mind is like water. When it’s turbulent, it’s difficult to see. When it’s calm, everything becomes clear.”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer

“He told me to call him Dazar Frihet. He said that our days are freedom. All of these days, the ones our feet carry us through, any one of them we can choose to be free, we just have to be willing to make it happen. He was such a sad young man, but he wasn’t sad for himself, he was the freest person I ever knew. No, he was sad for all the people he saw who were never free. All the people walking around thinking they were free, but were bonded to so many possessions and responsibilities, so much dispassion and anger, that freedom had become a mirage, like a mythical figure or a god, something they worshiped and followed, but never truly understood.”
― Daniel J. Rice, THIS SIDE OF A WILDERNESS: A Novel

“Patience is when you’re supposed to be mad, but you choose to understand.”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer

“In this beautiful picture book, readers are shown the remarkable diversity of nature
and are encouraged to connect with it through the metaphor of home.

Kate is a likable character whose curiosity and openness to the world around her
turn an ordinary walk in the woods into an adventure. Simple text that emphasizes
dialogue underscores the story’s message about connection, while the beautiful
artwork uses earthy tones to invoke the spirit of the forest.

Kate the Earthling invites readers to see the environment in which they live through
new eyes and to feel at home in the natural world that surrounds them.”
― The Children's Book Review

“Holding anger in is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer

“Nothing is permanent. If it were, nothing new would be possible. So, think of the possibilities.”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer

“If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer

“Food fills the belly and heart of those who eat together.”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer

“Put your wish out there and the universe will conspire to make it happen.”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer

“We are all surviving something. A life well spent is also a life well lived.”
― Donna Galanti, Loon Cove Summer