“Books had rescued me when i most needed saving... Books were smarter than me and words inspired me... to try something new,… — Dee Williams Copy Share Image
“This afternoon, being on Fair Haven Hill, I heard the sound of a saw, and soon after from the Cliff saw two… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“It has always been my understanding that truth and freedom can only exist in wild places.” — Daniel J. Rice Copy Share Image
“In 1881, being on a visit to Boston, my wife and I found ourselves in the Parker House with the Ingersoll 's,… — Moncure Daniel Conway Copy Share Image
“Thoreau’s writings feel more alive to me than any thing that I’ve ever read. When I read anything by Thoreau, I see… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Society is commonly too cheap. We meet at very short intervals, not having had time to acquire any new value for each… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Whenever I read anything by Henry David Thoreau I honestly feel as though he’s with me. No. More like I am with… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, I found my instincts mirrored in a line from Thoreau: 'My needle...always settles between west and south-southwest. The future lies that… — Phillip Connors Copy Share Image
“[Thoreau's] famous night in jail took place about halfway through his stay in the cabin on Emerson's woodlot at Walden Pond. His… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“... I was disturbed by how many of my classmates disliked Thoreau, railed against him even, as if he (who claimed never… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
“Most of the luxuries, and many of the so called comforts of life, are not only indispensable, but positive hinderances to the… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Kessler depicts his developing intimacy with a handful of dairy goats and offers an enviable glimpse of the pastoral good life. Yet… — Heather Paxson Copy Share Image
“The trees show definitions of themselves subtly like the face of a man.” — Daniel J. Rice Copy Share Image
“History is a sad testament to the limitations of external change, or changing things from the outside. A dime a dozen and… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
“Be careful... What the dude said, ain’t it? ... One lived in the woods and didn’t pay his taxes. Musta been before… — Lawrence Block Copy Share Image
“The tops of mountains are among the unfinished parts of the globe, whither it is a slight insult to the gods to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Knight's disdain for Thoreau was bottomless - 'he had no deep insight into nature'...” — Michael Finkel Copy Share Image
“Henry David Thoreau is my favorite writer of all time, my literary god king, and his essay Wild Apples is my favorite… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
“Give me a bottle of hard cider, a bowl of Peterson Irish Oak in my Neerup pipe, and please, above all, give… — Nicholas Trandahl Copy Share Image
