“This apple tree is not the first one I draw, but perhaps the thousandth. I feel the sap rise to its spreading branches. I feel in my toes how its roots grip the earth.” FeelsFirstsEarthTreeDrawsRootsExperienceApplesBranchesToesSapApple Trees Author:Frederick Franck
“Here's a strange fact: murder a man, and you feel responsible for his life - ''possessive'', even. You know more about him than his father and mother; they knew his fetus, but you know his corpse. Only you can complete the story of his life, only you know why his body has to be pushed into the fire before its time, and why his toes curl up and fight for another hour on earth.” KnowsMenFeelsFactsStoriesBodyEarthMotherFightingFatherHoursFireStrangeMurderResponsibleToesCorpsesCurlsPossessiveFetus Author:Aravind Adiga
“it's a feeling of ice miles running under your blades, the wind splitting open to let you through, the earth whirling around you at the touch of your toe, and speed lifting you off the ice far from all things that can hold you down.” FeelingsRunningEarthSportsWindAll ThingsSpeedMilesIceToesBladesLiftingSplitting Book:Wings on my feet Source: Wings on my feet
“For all the huffing and puffing of the doubters, a home of our own is still the rock on which our hopes are built. Price appreciation aside (and most houses will appreciate, eventually), homeownership is a state of mind. It's your piece of the earth. It's where a family's toes grow roots. It's where the flowers are yours, not God's.” MindStillsStatesHomeEarthHouseGrowsPiecesRocksFlowerBuiltAppreciateRootsAppreciationState Of MindToesDoubtersHuffingHomeownership Book:Making the Most of Your Money Source: Making the Most of Your Money