Edwin Way Teale

“The stars are the jewels of the night, and perchance surpass anything which day has to show.”

“The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May.”

“Time and space - time to be alone, space to move about - these may well become the great scarcities of tomorrow.”

“For the true nature lover, a swamp is as beautiful as a sparkling brook.”

“Those who wish to pet and baby wild animals 'love' them. But those who respect their natures and wish to let them live normal lives, love them more.”

“For man, autumn is a time of harvest, of gathering together. For nature, it is a time of sowing, of scattering abroad.”

“Reduce the speed and intensity of your life. You handle frustration and stress better when you are not rushed.”

“Nature is a part of our humanity, and without some awareness and experience of that divine mystery man ceases to be man.”

“The long fight to save wild beauty represents democracy at its best. It requires citizens to practice the hardest of virtues--self-restraint.”

“To the lost man, to the pioneer penetrating a new country... the advice is always the same - follow a river. The river is the original forest highway.”

“It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.”

“The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web.”

“Our minds are a part of nature. Our thoughts are a part of the weaving of the larger tapestry.”

“To have known the spring... the summer... the autumn... the winter... this is to have lived.”

“There is no season when such pleasant and sunny spots may be lighted on, and produce so pleasant an effect on the feelings, as now in October.”

“The insect world is a world of miniatures.”