18 Quotes by Mary Austin

If you find holes in my book that you could drive a car through, do not be too sure they were not left there for that express purpose.

But there is one tree that for the footer of the mountain trails is voiceless; it speaks, no doubt, but it speaks only to the austere mountain heads, to the mindful wind and the watching stars. It speaks as men speak to one another and are not heard by the little ants crawling over their boots. This is the Big Tree, the Sequoia.

Working with Wal-Mart and SAM'S CLUB allows us to directly reach large populations affected by diabetes, many of whom do not know they are at risk for diabetes or possibly even have the disease, ... Diabetes can be managed and even prevented with diabetes education and the right care. That's what this event is all about.

There are many areas in the desert where drinkable water lies within a few feet of the surface, indicated by the mesquite and the bunch grass.

People would be surprised to know how much I learned about prayer from playing poker

Cattle once down may be days in dying. They stretch out their necks along the ground, and roll up their slow eyes at longer intervals.

From the time that he had first found, himself alone with them, Oliver had felt sure that the animals could come alive again if they wished.

I think it went very well. We can always find things to improve, that's why we do drills.

We have 60 hills of rhubarb now. When we bought the farm in 1946 we found it coming up in the pasture near the old greenhouse and moved it closer to the house.