Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same.

Quote by Edward Hoagland

Topics: Edward Hoagland Quotes

Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.

Like a kick in the butt, the force of events wakes slumberous talents.

True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of...

True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of...

In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to...

In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to...

The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in...

The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in...

Silence is exhilarating at first - as noise is - but there is a sweetness...

Silence is exhilarating at first - as noise is - but there is a sweetness...

Land of opportunity, land for the huddled masses where would the opportunity have been without...

Land of opportunity, land for the huddled masses where would the opportunity have been without...

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people...

City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people...

Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans.

Many people have believed that they were Chosen, but none more baldly than the Texans.

Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the...

Animals are stylized characters in a kind of old saga - stylized because even the...