“Everything is important. To the smallest insect, even the mouldering tree, the deepest stone in the drift.”

“Marriage is holy and it's private.”

“...a butterfly is like the soul of a person, it dries out in captivity.”

“Nature is subtle and complex.”

“..we all have to do things in this life that we don't like..”

“In a state of pseudo-death you restore your substance.”

“I almost wish we were butterflies and liv'd but three summer days - three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain.”

“When the spirit of nature touches us, our hearts turn into a butterfly!”

“She liked being reminded of butterflies. She remembered being six or seven and crying over the fates of the butterflies in her yard after learning that they lived for only a few days. Her mother ha...”

“Today I want to belong. I want to feel safe and at home. I want to be aware of what it is like simply to be, without defenses or desires. I will appreciate the flow of life for what it is-my own tr...”

“Nature reflects the moods of the wizard.”

“My calling ties me to no office, makes me no man's slave, compels me to no action which my soul condemns. It sets me free from town life, which I loathe; and allows me to breathe clean air, to exer...”