Madison

“James Vukelich, an Anishinaabe linguist, teaches that these plant gifts are "a manifestation of unconditional love that plants have for people." Plants offer whatever they have, to whoever needs it, "saint and sinner, alike," he wrote.”
― Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

“The light was different, like after a rainstorm, when the air seems sharper, gold or blue. A force that usually lay beneath life was closer to the surface, temporarily. It was letting them in on something, barely. It was letting them get some spooky, lucky sense before sinking away again.”
― Grace Flahive, Palm Meridian: A Novel

“Recognizing this duality, I realize more strongly than ever that the only way to handle this ambivalence is to fight the dark side--whatever it is--with short, sharp, intelligent skirmishes. Then you retreat, rest, and restore yourself and quiet, beautiful places. Thus you can gain strength and inspiration for the next battle. Perhaps that's why thorough wrote: "In Wildness is the preservation of the World.”
― Anne LaBastille, Woodswoman II: Beyond Black Bear Lake

“Each trip it got a little more difficult to convince myself that the important things lay ahead and the things that remained behind would still be there when we returned. It was getting harder to dispel those second thoughts.”
― Linda Greenlaw, The Hungry Ocean