Ione Chase
February 15, 1909 - April 2, 2006

"It's our love that makes it seem beautiful. Who says you can't love inanimate things? You can.

I think sometimes humans give too much importance to themselves. And their position on Earth is so temporary, really. We should preserve the earth. We tear it apart. It's the Earth I hate to leave.

As a child, I had fun playing here in the sandbank with my brother and sisters. And I'm still having fun here at times. I haven't gone very far. That's all right. It's a good place to be."

"What a beautiful world."