Sue Leaf > Quotes

“Sun, rain, snow, wind. Every day is a good day to be present.”
― Sue Leaf, Portage: A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life

“...when in truth the sacred is all around us. Is there not something sacred in the miraculous germination of seeds and the explosive green growth of spring? Might there be a spark of divinity in the instant awareness of another’s thoughts when two people make contact?”
― Sue Leaf, Portage: A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life

“We tend to take summer's vitality for granted, when in actuality it is just one prolonged drought, or disease, away from decimation.”
― Sue Leaf, The Bullhead Queen: A Year on Pioneer Lake

“Our society routinely steals from the future.”
― Sue Leaf, The Bullhead Queen: A Year on Pioneer Lake

“Does wilderness exist because we do not know everything, and if we did, would there be no wilderness? As we increase mastery of our world through the spread of technology, is there a corresponding loss of wilderness?”
― Sue Leaf, Portage: A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life