Learn to use an axe, and respect it and you can't help but love it. But abuse one and it will wear your hands raw and open your foot like an overcooked sausage. — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
“Needs? I guess that is what bothers so many folks. They keep expanding their needs until they are dependent on too many things and… — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
Learn to use an axe, and respect it and you can't help but love it. But abuse one and it will wear your hands… — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
“I have found that some of the simplest things have given me the most pleasure. They didn't cost me a lot of money either.… — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I get lost in the rhythm of the paddling. I even count the strokes it takes to get me to a point of… — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completion, satisfies me. — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
“Chores are easier if forethought is given to them and they are looked upon as little pleasures to perform instead of inconveniences that steal… — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
To look around at what you have accomplished in a day gives a man a good feeling. Too many men work on parts of… — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
I have thought briefly about getting caught in rock slides or falling from a rock face. If that happened, I would probably perish on… — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
There is always a sadness about packing. I guess you wonder if where you're going is as good as where you've been. — Richard Proenneke Copy Share Image
