"I see in many places little barberry..." - Quote by Henry David Thoreau

“I have a great deal of company in my house; especially in the morning, when nobody calls.”

“Every man will be a poet if he can; otherwise a philosopher or man of science. This proves the superiority of the poet.”

“Give me a Wildness whose glance no civilization can endure.”

“To watch this crystal globe just sent from heaven to associate with me. While these clouds and this somber drizzling weather shut all in, we two draw nearer and know one another.”

“The Musketaquid, or Grass-ground River, though probably as old as the Nile or Euphrates, did not begin to have a place in civilized history until the fame of its grassy meadows and fish attracted settlers out of England in 1635, when it received the other but kindred name of CONCORD from the first plantation on its banks, which appears to have commenced in a spirit of peace and harmony. It will be Grass-ground River as long as grass grows and water runs here; it will be Concord River only while men lead peacable lives on its banks.”

“The ocean is worth writing about just as man is.”

“More people write poetry than read it.”

“As I write, highly civilized human beings are flying overhead, trying to kill me.”

“I find that a duck's opinion of me is influenced by whether or not I have bread. A duck loves bread, but he does not have the capability to buy a loaf. That's the biggest joke on the duck ever. If I worked at a convenience store, and a duck came in and stole a loaf of bread, I would let him go. I'd say, "Come back tomorrow, bring your friends!" When I think of a duck's friends, I think of other ducks. But he could have, say, a beaver in tow.”