“A man on foot, on horseback or on a bicycle will see more, feel more, enjoy more in one mile than the motorized tourists can in a hundred miles.”
― Desert Solitaire
― Desert Solitaire
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread. A civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins and betraying the principle of civilization itself.”
― Desert Solitaire
― Desert Solitaire
“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
― Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage
― Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage
“One of my students told me that every time she learns the name of a plant, she feels as if she is meeting someone new. Giving a name to something is a way of knowing it.”
― Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
― Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
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