Isabel Seibert

“Most music is the result of some intimacy with an instrument. One wraps one’s mouth around a whistle and pours one’s breath into it; one all but lays one’s cheek against a violin; and skin to skin is holy drummer’s kiss. But a harp is played most like a lover: you learn to lean its body against your breast, find those places of deepest, stiffest tension with your hands and finger them into quivering release.”
― Amal El-Mohtar, The River Has Roots

“How we see the world matters—but knowing how the world sees us also matters.”
― Ray Nayler, The Mountain in the Sea

“Berries may compete to be eaten more than animals compete for the berries.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory

“It's a funny thing about capitalism: money you lose by slowing down is always more important than money you've already made.”
― Richard Powers, The Overstory