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> [At any particular moment in a man's life, he can say that everything he has done and not done, that has been done and not been done to him, has brought him to that moment. If he's being installed as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/at-any-particular-moment-in-a-man-s-life-he-can-say-that-everything/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

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## More by William Least Heat-Moon

> [I like the digressive kind of traveling, where there's not a particular, set, goal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/i-like-the-digressive-kind-of-traveling-where-there-s-not-a/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [Memory is each man's own last measure, and for some, the only achievement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/memory-is-each-man-s-own-last-measure-and-for-some-the-only/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [I have not been on any river that has more of a distinctive personality than does the Missouri River. It's a river that immediately…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/i-have-not-been-on-any-river-that-has-more-of-a-distinctive/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [At the beginning we learn to travel, then we travel to learn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/at-the-beginning-we-learn-to-travel-then-we-travel-to-learn/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [Beware thoughts that come in the night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/beware-thoughts-that-come-in-the-night/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [The four horsemen of the prairie are tornado, locust, drought, and fire, and the greatest of these is fire, a rider with two faces…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/the-four-horsemen-of-the-prairie-are-tornado-locust-drought-and-fire/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [For me, writing is not a search for explanations but a ramble in quest of what informs a place, a hunt for equivalents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/for-me-writing-is-not-a-search-for-explanations-but-a-ramble-in-quest/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [New ways of seeing can disclose new things: the radio telescope revealed quasars and pulsars, and the scanning electron microscope showed the whiskers of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/new-ways-of-seeing-can-disclose-new-things-the-radio-telescope/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [When you're travelling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/when-you-re-travelling-you-are-what-you-are-right-there-and-then/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [“road so crooked it could run for the legislature,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/road-so-crooked-it-could-run-for-the-legislature/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [The biggest hindrance to learning is fear of showing one's self a fool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/the-biggest-hindrance-to-learning-is-fear-of-showing-one-s-self-a-fool/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [Be careful going in search of adventure - it's ridiculously easy to find.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/be-careful-going-in-search-of-adventure-it-s-ridiculously-easy-to-find/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [The thing that overwhelms me when I go out now is the sprawlation of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/the-thing-that-overwhelms-me-when-i-go-out-now-is-the-sprawlation-of/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do - especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/what-you-ve-done-becomes-the-judge-of-what-you-re-going-to-do/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

> [The hotel was once where things coalesced, where you could meet both townspeople and travelers. Not so in a motel. No matter how you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-least-heat-moon/the-hotel-was-once-where-things-coalesced-where-you-could-meet-both/)

[William Least Heat-Moon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-least-heat-moon/)

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