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“If getting our kids out into nature is a search for perfection, or is one more chore, then the belief in perfection and the chore defeats the joy. It's a good thing to learn more about nature in order to share this knowledge with children; it's even better if the adult and child learn about nature together. And it's a lot more fun.”
― Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

“Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa.
But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa.”
― Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

“Smile, breathe and go slowly.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh

“This is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and dependent on the leaves. By leaves we live.”
― Patrick Geddes