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Gretel Ehrlich is an American writer known for her profound insights into the relationship between humans and the natural world. Her works are typically presented in the form of poetry and prose, exploring the complex relationship between humans and the natural world.

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“Is there anything we have made that has not appeared first in Nature?”

Art Nature Creativity

Book:A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck By Lightning

Source: A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck By Lightning

“The truest art I would strive for in any work would be to give the page the same qualities as earth: weather would land on it harshly; light would elucidate the most difficult truths; wind would sweep away obtuse padding.”

Giving Art Light Would Be Earth Difficult Nature Quality Land Wind Pages Strive Weather Truest

Book:The solace of open spaces

Source: The solace of open spaces

“The toughness I was learning was not a martyred doggedness, a dumb heroism, but the art of accommodation. I thought: to be tough is to be fragile; to be tender is to be truly fierce.”

Art Tough Dumb Fragile Fierce Heroism Toughness Accommodations Martyred Doggedness

Book:The solace of open spaces

Source: The solace of open spaces

About the Author

Born: January 21, 1946
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 63

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