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“Trees know when we are close by. The chemistry of their roots and the perfumes of their leaves pump out change when we're near...when you feel good after a walk in the woods, it may be that certain species are bribing you”
― The Overstory
― The Overstory
“Honor,” Apparitor murmured, “is just a credit rating for violence.”
― The Monster Baru Cormorant
― The Monster Baru Cormorant
“What conveys a right, and why should humans, alone on all the planet, have them?”
― The Overstory
― The Overstory
“The past is an inheritance, a gift and a burden. It can’t be shirked. You carry it everywhere. There’s nothing for it but to get to know it.”
― These Truths: A History of the United States
― These Truths: A History of the United States
“In one of the most wrenching tragedies in American history—a chronicle not lacking for tragedy—the Confederacy had lost the war, but it had won the peace.”
― These Truths: A History of the United States
― These Truths: A History of the United States
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