I faced in myself a passionate and tenacious longing--to put away thought forever, and all the trouble it brings, all but the nearest desire,… — John Haines Copy Share Image
The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me. The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps, but they led inward also. And from the study of things underfoot, and from reading and thinking, came a kind of exploration, myself and the land. In time the two became one in my mind. With the gathering… — John Haines Copy Share
I need to concede a considerable area to what I don't know and can't know, and perhaps don't wish to know. Only to understand… — John Haines Copy Share Image
“The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me. The trails I made led outward into the hills and swamps, but they… — John Haines Copy Share Image
Cabbages, whose heads, tightly folded see and hear nothing of this world, dreaming only on the yellow and green magnificence that is hardening within… — John Haines Copy Share Image
Independent travel does that, bringing temporarily together these wandering ships that would otherwise pass in the night. Relationships were mostly brief and sometimes downright… — John Haines Copy Share Image
