“In walking, we acquire more of less.”
― On Trails: An Exploration
― On Trails: An Exploration
“We are, finally, all wanderers in search of knowledge. Most of us hold the dream of becoming something better than we are, something larger, richer, in some way more important to the world and ourselves. Too often, the way taken is the wrong way, with too much emphasis on what we want to have, rather than what we wish to become.”
― Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir
― Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir
“We are born to wander through a chaos field. And yet we do not become hopelessly lost, because each walker who comes before us leaves behind a trace for us to follow.”
― On Trails: An Exploration
― On Trails: An Exploration
“Have you noticed how nobody ever looks up? Nobody looks at chimneys, or trees against the sky, or the tops of buildings. Everybody just looks down at the pavement or their shoes. The whole world could pass them by and most people wouldn't notice.”
― The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
― The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
“Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can save us when all else is lost.”
― Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir
― Education of a Wandering Man: A Memoir
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