In our instant pudding world, everything is sweet, smooth, very convenient and fast. There are lots of assorted flavors, but they're all artificial.

If you find yourself worrying, go outside, take three breaths, address a tree and quietly say, 'Thank you.' If you can't find a tree, a dandelion will do... Nature is magic.

I never thought that I would support myself with art - everyone in the Group of Seven had day jobs. I became a geography teacher so that I could get free field trips into the wilderness to paint.

To me the most important thing in a piece of art is the thought. Technique is totally secondary.

I've never thought sitting around worrying helps anything, except to help shorten your life.

I got serious about painting at 12, when most people give up.

It doesn't take more skill to paint hundreds of strokes rather than one right stroke but it takes more patience.

If I ever have a conflict between art and nature, I let art win.

The most important question facing the planet is: Is it worth it?

Nature is not a free lunch, but we treat it as a free lunch.

Aesthetic pleasure is not to be taken lightly; it's very important for the spirit and therefore the health.

Say you'll love me every waking moment.

No one's on at my time but infomercials.

I'm the type of pitcher that definitely gets stronger and better adjusted to the batters as the season goes on.

I thought a forest was made up entirely of trees, but now I know that the foundation lies below ground, in the fungi.

I think the deepest thing is that many fiction writers tell stories but are not elegant writers. But, we're not writing journalism when we're making literature.

Impatience translates itself into a desire to have something immediate done about it all, and, as is generally the case with impatience, resolves itself in the easiest way that lies ready to hand.

Happiness comes from living in the moment, this moment, now, right here. If you are in obscure states of mind, you won't see what this moment is. You won't realize its beauty.

When your mouth drops open, click the shutter.

Emotions Revealed: Recognizing Faces And Feelings To Improve Communication And Emotional Life.

The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.