| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| b48732b | Certainly there were places of greater natural beauty--but Paris but UNNATURAL beauty, which was arguably better.' - The Runaway Queen (The Bane Chronicles, 2) by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson | maureen-johnson natural-beauty the-runaway-queen unnatural-beauty the-bane-chronicles magnus-bane cassandra-clare paris | Cassandra Clare | |
| ffa0ddb | "The river loved to tell everybody (everybody being the sky, the wind, the few trees that grew around there, birds, deer and even the stars if you can believe that) what a great river it was. "I come roaring from the earth and return roaring to the earth. I am the master of my waters. I am the mother and father of myself. I don't need a single drop of rain. Look at my smooth strong white muscles. I am my own future!" | natural-beauty rivers river | Richard Brautigan |