“Then the wind blew cool through the pinyons on the rim. There was a sweet tang of cedar and sage on the air and that indefinable fragrance peculiar to the canyon country of Arizona.” — Zane Grey

“Nowhere on this planet is the desert as fascinating as it is in Arizona.” — Joseph Stacey

“The Arizona desert takes hold of a man’s mind and shakes it.” — David W. Toll

“The dark and jagged ramparts of Arizona stood up against the sky, and behind them the huge tilted plain rising toward the backbone of the continent again.” — John Steinbeck

“Even the ugliest cactus plant becomes a thing of radiant beauty when it comes under the miracle touch of spring.” — Raymond Carlson

“The seam between desert and night glows pastel to neon to clear blue light.” — Terri Guillemets