"It is a costly thing living here to fight the erosion. The sea is constantly threatening to cut into the coastline an…"

"The character of our coasts, remarkable in considerable parts of it for admitting no vessels of size to pass near the…"

"The brilliance of Midwestern California, the California that is founded upon discontent, and the reason why so much t…"

"Growing up in such a stunning landscape is inevitably going to have an effect on you, whether you rebel or whether yo…"

"Where there was a marsh then in Unug, it was full of water. Where there was any dry land, Euphrates poplars grew ther…"

"In the great marshes and the wide lagoons, I am your persecuting demon."

"Enki knit together the marshlands, making young and old reeds grow there; he made birds and fish teem in the pools an…"

"Ye marshes, how candid and simple and nothing-with-holding and free Ye publish yourselves to the sky and offer yourse…"

"Tired with dull grief, grown old before my day, I sit in solitude and only hear Long silent laughters, murmurings of …"

"The huge variety of sand grains is astounding, and each one has a story to tell."