Horses have made civilization possible.

We can't enchant the world, which makes its own magic; but we can enchant ourselves by paying deep attention

Who you are isn't tied solely to what you say, even though it may feel that way to you now.

The more we exile ourselves from nature, the more we crave its miracle waters.

Disassociating, mindfulness, transcendence-whatever the label-it's a sort of loophole in our contract with reality, a form of self-rescue.

We try to exile ourselves more and more from nature - not always consciously: We build houses; we dismiss nature; nature has to be outside, because we're inside. God forbid something like a cockroach comes inside, or some dust.

Nothing reveals more about the inner life of a people than their arts.