“In the right frame of mind, to walk from one room in a house to another can be exploration of the highest order. To a child a back garden can be an unknown country.” HouseImaginationChildhoodGardenExplorationUnknownRoom Book:Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination Source: Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
“Woods and forests have been essentialt to the imagination of these islands, and of countries throughout the world, for centuries. It is for this reason that when woods are felled, when they are suppressed by tarmac and concrete and asphalt, it is not only unique species and habitats that disappear, but also unique memories, unique forms of thought.” WorldHas BeensCountryReasonFormImaginationMemoriesCenturyUniqueSpeciesWoodsDisappearForestsIslandsConcreteHabitatAsphaltWoods And Forests Book:The Wild Places Source: The Wild Places
