“Remember that "Help us grow this grass" is a far more effective sign than "Keep off the grass".”

“Far off in the red mangroves an alligator has heaved himself onto a hummock of grass and lies there, studying his poems.”

“Briefly, the scientists working the Oregon coast found that sand could be controlled only by the use of one type of grass (European beach grass) and by a system of follow-up plantings with other growth. The grass sets up a beachhead by holding down the sand in an intricate lacing of roots. This permits certain other plants to gain a foothold. The beach grass is extremely difficult to grow in nurseries, and part of the solution to the dune problem involved working out a system for propagating and handling the grass.”

“Pigeons on the grass alas.
Pigeons on the grass alas.
Short longer grass short longer longer shorter yellow grass.
Pigeons large pigeons on the shorter longer yellow grass alas pigeons on the grass.”

“Even though you can destroy a man, destroying him does not make him cease to exist. On the contrary, if I can put it this way, he begins to exist all the more. These are paradoxes no tyrant can deal with. The scythe swings, and at once the grass starts to grow back. Cut again and the grass grows faster than ever. A very comforting law of nature.”

“Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.”

“It is forbidden to walk on the grass. It is not forbidden to fly over the grass.”

“Sometimes it’s hard
To sit and watch the grass grow
Sometimes it’s hard
Cos you’ve gotta mow”

“To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.”

“It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up.”