168 Quotes by Richard Louv

For the young, food is from Venus; farming is from Mars.

Being close to nature, in general, helps boost a child’s attention span.

These ecstatic moments of delight or fear, or both, “radioactive jewels buried within us, emitting energy across the years of our lives,” as Chawla eloquently puts it, are most often experienced in nature during formative years.

I have a soft spot in my heart for tree houses, which have always imparted certain magic and practical knowledge.

Here is the beginning of understanding: most parents are doing their best, and most children are doing their best, and they’re doing pretty well, all things considered.

While outdoor activities in general help, settings with trees and grass are the most beneficial.

Unlike television, nature does not steal time; it amplifies it. Nature offers healing for a child living in a destructive family or neighborhood.

What if a tree fell in the forest and no one knew it’s biological name? Did it exist?

As we grow more separate from nature, we continue to separate from one another physically.