“Second, the growing appreciation for the value of urban life and the center city itself. Finally, a desire for finding nature in one's life on a daily basis. People no longer spend summers 'at the lake' or take two-week vacations to gain refreshment. Instead, people are looking for a dose of the environment in small, frequent intervals.”

“We feel that this is a very appropriate resolution. You have to remember that this incident happened 17 years ago. The passage of time there are some evidentiary issues that arise and are challenges. So, the nature of the offense and where the victim is today we feel that this is a very appropriate resolution and the state and the victim are quite satisfied with the resolution.”

“It's kind of weird. You see things flashing over the TV screen, and you know we're real familiar with the Gulf of Mexico, so you see spots you recognize. It's kind of surreal to see it that way, but you know that's how it goes. It's part of nature.”

“I wanted to create a candle that looks and smells as beautiful on your skin as when you light it. I believe our combination of healthy, high grade, natural ingredients has created a product that will awaken the senses of touch, sight, and smell in a way that no other candle or body oil ever has.”

“[The contrasting nature of all four members of the band meant that they argued frequently. But the disputes remained outside the studio.] When we were younger we were all trying to score points, ... But as musicians all we wanted to do was to make something that sounded great, and we became obsessive about it.”

“Cyclists naturally latch onto it. But it's a real mix that I've heard from. Some are couch potatoes. Some are people who wonder what it's like to ride that many miles. Some people think it's funny. It's curious that people take away different things from it.”

“The nature of this client's job was a lot of traveling, and her job was very demanding. She wanted to have another child, so we came up with an option: she took another job within the company (that) was still on a steady track, but with less travel so it was a better fit for her personal life.”

The title of the work, its place in the collective library, the nature of the person who tells us about it, the atmosphere established in the written or spoken exhange, among many other instances, offer alternatives to the book itself that allow us to talk about ourselves without dwelling upon the work too closely.

Maybe she still was a pretty-head, making up irrational stories about the empty forest. The longer she stayed alone out here, the more Tally understood why the Rusties and their predecessors had believed in invisible beings, praying to placate spirits as they trashed the natural world around them.

True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'dWhat oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd;Something whose truth convinced at sight we find,That gives us back the image of our mind.As shades more sweetly recommend the light,So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit.