“I am constantly surrounded by a display of natural wonders...It is beauty surrounded by ugly fear. I write in my log that it's a view of heaven from a seat in hell. (survivor after 53 days at sea)” — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
Bureaucracies force us to practice nonsense. And if you rehearse nonsense, you may one day find yourself the victim of it. — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
“I cast myself across the land in search of enlightenment, and here is what I found: that matter and energy are one continuous flow.… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
“How, I wondered, can we wake up for this amazing journey that is so quickly ended? How can we experience the live performance of… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
The word 'experienced' often refers to someone who's gotten away with doing the wrong thing more frequently than you have. — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
We don't understand the power of nature and the world because we don't live with it. Our environment is designed to sustain us. We… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
The maddening thing for someone with a Western scientific turn of mind is that it’s not what’s in your pack that separates the quick… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
“What does brace mean, anyway? Brace. Such an odd word. It comes from the Latin brachium, meaning arm. It means, as its heart, to… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
Survival is the celebration of choosing life over death. We know we're going to die. We all die. But survival is saying: perhaps not… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
“With the illusion that we have dominion over the earth we conclude we have nothing to fear.” — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
As you run out of options and energy you must become resigned to your plight. Like it or not you must make a new… — Laurence Gonzales Copy Share Image
