The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in the sense that if so, one is reminded with some regularity that He may be dying.

Quote by Edward Hoagland

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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...

Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on...

Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic....

I love Los Angeles. I love Hollywood. They're beautiful. Everybody's plastic, but I love plastic....

New York... is a city of geometric heights, a petrified desert of grids and lattices,...

New York... is a city of geometric heights, a petrified desert of grids and lattices,...

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him.

If you're going to San Francisco, Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair

If you're going to San Francisco, Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair

The New York Hilton is laid out with a competence that would make a computer...

The New York Hilton is laid out with a competence that would make a computer...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

The crowds in the big towns, with their mild, knobby faces, their bad teeth and...

There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure

There's nothing wrong with Southern California that a rise in the ocean level wouldn't cure

Big cities and bright lights. Sleep all day; long nights.

Big cities and bright lights. Sleep all day; long nights.

Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of...

Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is...

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for...

Life is a dream for the wise, a game for the fool, a comedy for...

Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is...

Time sometimes flies like a bird, sometimes crawls like a snail; but a man is...