The tree is saying things, in words before words.
It says, Sun and Water are questions endlessly worth answering.
It says, A good answer must be re-invented many times, from scratch.
Every piece of earth needs a new way to grip it;
there are more ways to branch than any cedar pencil will ever find.
A thing can travel everythwere, just by holding still.

– Richard Powers, The Overstory



Sun and Water are questions endlessly worth answering. …
A good answer must be re-invented many times, from scratch.
  – Richard Powers, The Overstory