"As a matter of fact, an ordinary desert supports a much greater variety of plants than does either a forest or a prairie."
Ellsworth Huntington

"The Mojave is a big desert and a frightening one. It’s as though nature tested a man for endurance and constancy to prove whether he was good enough to get to California."
John Steinbeck

"The other desert - the real desert - is not for the eyes of the superficial observer or the fearful soul of the cynic. It is a land which reveals its true character only to those who come with courage, tolerance, and understanding. For those the desert holds rare gifts."
Randall Henderson

"To say nothing is out here is incorrect; to say the desert is stingy with everything except space and light, stone and earth is closer to the truth."
William Least Heat Moon

"The valley we call Death, isn’t really that different from much of the rest of the desert West. It’s just a little deeper, a little hotter and a little drier. What sets it apart more than anything else is the mind’s eye."
Richard E Lingenfelter

"The desert is the temple of the spirit world, perhaps unseen, but never far from our perception."
Gary Zuercher