It is difficult to undo our own damage, and to recall....

“ It is difficult to undo our own damage, and to recall to our presence that which we have asked to leave. It is hard to desecrate a grove and change your mind. The very holy mountains are keeping mum. We doused the burning bush and cannot rekindle it; we are lighting matches in vain under every green tree. ”

Annie Dillard

From : Teaching a Stone to Talk: Expeditions and Encounters