"For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather, every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously."

"One must ask children and birds how cherries and strawberries taste."

"When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars."

"As you sit on the hillside, or lie prone under the trees of the forest, or sprawl wet-legged by a mountain stream, the great door, that does not look like a door, opens."

"Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was."

"If trees could scream, would we be so cavalier about cutting them down? We might, if they screamed all the time, for no good reason."

"The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit."

"Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while."

"Beauty for some provides escape, who gain a happiness in eyeing the gorgeous buttocks of the ape or Autumn sunsets exquisitely dying."

"Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby."