I am very blessed. The Valley is full of people, but they do not annoy me. I revolve in pathless places and in higher rocks than the world and his ribbony wife can reach.

The sun shines not on us but in us.

…their eager, childlike attention was refreshing to see as compared with the decent, deathlike apathy of weary civilized people, in whom natural curiosity has been quenched in toil and care and poor, shallow comfort.

I never saw a discontented tree. They grip the ground as though they liked it, and though fast rooted they travel about as far as we do.

...every sight and sound inspiring, leading one far out of himself, yet feeding and building up his individuality.

I will follow my instincts, be myself for good or ill, and see what will be the upshot.

I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature’s loveliness.