Paul

“I'm in the business of useless beauty," he says. "And I'm happy with that. "

"I don't think art needs an excuse to exist. We need beauty in our lives, so we don't go mad.”
― Tim Winton , Cloudstreet

“Regional interests and loyalties are even stronger among Australians than among Americans - in that in social life they exist almost without challenge. Canberra is a poor thing compared to Washington and there is no great metropolis like New York that sets many of the nation's trends. There is no generally acknowledged central city where the important things are believed to happen and it seems better to be.”
― Donald Horne, The Lucky Country

“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.”
― Albert Einstein

“Intact forest ecosystems, by comparison, provide more ecological services than just board feet of lumber. They clean the water, provide shade, and give communities plants, insects, and animals. Protecting our forests is essential not only for our survival now, but also for the survival of generations to come.”
― Paul Stamets, Fantastic Fungi: How Mushrooms Can Heal, Shift Consciousness, and Save the Planet