The very uprightness of the pines and maples asserts the ancient rectitude and vigor of nature. Our lives need the relief of such a background， where the pine flourishes and the jay still screams.

—A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers， Writer， Henry David Thoreau

松楓之挺立，昭示著大自然古老的正直與生機。我們的生命正需要這樣一副圖景，其中松柏繁茂，松鴉高鳴，我們得以在此間舒緩生活的壓力。

——《河上一周》亨利·戴維·梭羅，作家