Stephine Philbert

“I will start with the tree. Because everything begins, and ends, with the tree. The tree is the tallest one. It was planted way before the others. I'm not sure how old it is, exactly. Perhaps three or four hundred years old. It is ancient and powerful. It has weathered terrible storms, braced against unbridled winds. It is not afraid.
The tree is not like the others. It has its own rhythm. Spring starts later for it, while all the others are already blossoming. Come late April, the new oval leaves sprout slowly, on the top and middle branches only. Otherwise, it looks dead. Gnarled, gray, and withered. It likes to pretend to be dead. That's how clever it is. Then, suddenly, like a huge explosion, all the buds flourish. The tree triumphs with its pale green crowns.”
― Tatiana de Rosnay, The Rain Watcher

“America has only three cities: New York, San Francisco, and New Orleans.
Everywhere else is Cleveland.”
― Tennessee Williams

“Every inch of me hurts, and we are making the progress of a snail.”
“I know … Do you think it hurts to freeze to death?” Laura asked softly, morbidly.”
― Cricket Rohman, Wanted: An Honest Man

“Representatives,”
― Founding Fathers, The United States Constitution