Carol Wellman > Quotes

“The soul of a soloist thrives on solitude. Unsupervised time to think, unrestricted freedom to explore and uninterrupted silence to receive gifts from the gods are required for true happiness.”
― Carol Wellman, The Proving Grounds: True Cost of Hiking the Appalachian Trail

“The man who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The man who walks alone is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.”—Alan Ashley-Pitt”
― Carol Wellman, My Journey To Freedom and Ultralight Backpacking

“It is good to journey towards an end, but in the end it is the journey that matters.”
― Carol Wellman, My Journey To Freedom and Ultralight Backpacking