Our body is a machine for living. It is organized for that, it is its nature. Let life go on in it unhindered and let it defend itself.Leo Tolstoy
The style of God venerated in the church, mosque, or synagogue seems completely different from the style of the natural universe.Alan Watts
But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything.Alan Watts
You and I are all as much continuous with the physical universe as a wave is continuous with the ocean.Alan Watts
Nature that framed us of four elements, warring within our breasts for regiment, doth teach us all to have aspiring minds.Niccolo Machiavelli
I know: If you're looking down at Earth, you're looking through an atmosphere that has a bit of haze in many places and not just occasional clouds.Buzz Aldrin
I wouldn't get nearly as many books written if I lived in New York. The Columbia Gorge is fantastic. When the sun shines, I just want to be outdoors.Chuck Palahniuk