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The Trees
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"The Trees" Quotes

A pioneer family struggles to carve out a life in the untamed American wilderness.

Quotes

The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way.

Conrad Richter

perspectiveappreciation

The tree is more than first a seed, then a stem, then a living trunk, and then dead timber. The tree is a slow, enduring force straining to win the sky.

Conrad Richter

persistencegrowth

The trees were tall, close together, and it was hard to see the moonlight, but it filtered through and threw a wan, pale light on the ground.

Conrad Richter

naturebeauty

The trees, always a shelter and a solace, never failed the children.

Conrad Richter

protectioncomfort

They had come to the great woods in the most lonesome part of the wilderness to do something of which they were still in doubt, and they had not yet done it.

Conrad Richter

doubtdecision-making

The trees and the grasses were so much more than they had ever been before, because they were the only things on earth that were unchanged.

Conrad Richter

consistencystability

The great trees, the thick underbrush, the silent earth—everything looked so unapproachable and cold.

Conrad Richter

intimidationnature

The trees were broader, the leaves were thicker, the birds were more numerous, and the squirrels were fatter.

Conrad Richter

abundancenature

The trees were without leaves, the ground was without snow, the air was without frost, and the world was without joy.

Conrad Richter

bleaknessdesolation

The trees were no longer trees, but great pillars of fire that reached to the stars.

Conrad Richter

imaginationtransformation