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

As people flock to urban centers where ground space is limited, cities with green walls and roofs and skyscraper farms offer improved health and well-being, renewable resources, reliable food supply, and relief to the environment.

We evolved as creatures knitted into the fabric of nature, and without its intimate truths, we can find ourselves unraveling.

Adventure is not something you travel to find. It's something you take with you, or you're not going to find it when you arrive.

I watched her face switch among the radio stations of memory

Writer's block is a luxury most people with deadlines don't have.

Nature is also great fun. To pretend that nature isn't fun is to miss much of the joy of being alive.