Study had before secluded me from the intercourse of my fellow-creatures, and rendered me unsocial; but Clervel called forth the better feelings of my heart; he taught me again to love the aspect of nature, and the cheerful faces of children.
– Mary Shelley
Frankenstein, Chapter 6. After abandoning his creature and spending time in nature with childhood friend Henry, Victor Frankenstein discovers the restorative powers of nature.