“The answer must be, I think, that beauty and grace are performed whether or not we will or sense them. The least we can do is try to be there.”
― Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
― Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.”
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
― Walden or, Life in the Woods
“What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?”
― Familiar letters
― Familiar letters
“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
― Blood Wedding and Yerma
“I drank coffee and read old books and waited for the year to end.”
― Trout Fishing in America
― Trout Fishing in America
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