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“Without imagination---without creativity---without courage---the best prairie restorations don't happen. The rewards don't always come in our lifetime... . We work, knowing we leave a legacy for those who will come after us. We think of them as we drip with sweat, freeze, or pull weeds...plant seeds.”
― Cindy Crosby, Tallgrass Conversations: In Search of the Prairie Spirit

“There are so many reasons to fall in love with dragonflies. They have intriguing stories to tell us. They make our world a more beautiful place. And they are scrappy survivors.”
― Cindy Crosby, Chasing Dragonflies: A Natural, Cultural, and Personal History

“Just like people and their names, part of getting to know the tallgrass prairie is learning the names of things. Most of us begin with the grasses and flowers.”
― Cindy Crosby, The Tallgrass Prairie: An Introduction

“Chasing dragonflies, like buying good books or eating gourmet food, can be curiously addicting.”
― Cindy Crosby, Chasing Dragonflies: A Natural, Cultural, and Personal History