…even in the presence of the least petal and the slimmest grass blade, we are but humble guests of the grassland.

“The path to prairie is humility, sibling to awe. Within the prairie’s vast beauty and mystery, we must accept our smallness, set aside our arrogant dominion, know that even in the presence of the least petal and the slimmest grass blade, we are but humble guests of the grassland.”

—Thomas Dean, Tallgrass Conversations: In Search of the Prairie Spirit