Strolling Quotes

71 quotes by 65 authors

Freedom - to walk free and own no superior. — Walt Whitman
I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with rucksacks, going up to mountains to… — Gary Snyder
Reading and sauntering and lounging and dosing, which I call thinking, is my supreme Happiness. — David Hume
For [Jane Austen and the readers of Pride and Prejudice], as for Mr. Darcy, [Elizabeth Bennett's] solitary walks express the independence that literally takes the… — Rebecca Solnit
The famous Zen parable about the master for whom, before his studies, mountains were only mountains, but during his studies mountains were no longer mountains,… — Rebecca Solnit
Perhaps walking is best imagined as an 'indicator species,' to use an ecologist's term. An indicator species signifies the health of an ecosystem, and its… — Rebecca Solnit
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road. — Voltaire
I felt instantly at home, and wanted only to dismiss Alistair, along with the rest of Justice Hall, that I might have a closer look… — Laurie R. King
As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side it didn't say… — Woody Guthrie
I haven't got any special religion this morning. My God is the God of Walkers. If you walk hard enough, you probably don't need any… — Bruce Chatwin
Walking . . . is how the body measures itself against the earth. — Rebecca Solnit
A path is a prior interpretation of the best way to traverse a landscape. — Rebecca Solnit
Walking is a virtue, tourism is a deadly sin. — Bruce Chatwin
There comes . . . a longing never to travel again except on foot. — Wendell Berry
Travelers, there is no path, paths are made by walking. — Antonio Machado
I believe in the magic of books. I believe that during certain periods in our lives we are drawn to particular books--whether it's strolling down… — Cecelia Ahern
I would walk along the quais when I had finished work or when I was trying to think something out. It was easier to think… — Ernest Hemingway
To others, the universe seems decent because decent people have welded eyes. That is why they fear lewdness. They are never frightened by the crowing… — Georges Bataille
The stones were sharp, The wind came at my back; Walking along the highway, Mincing like a cat. — Theodore Roethke
First, if it is true that a spatial order organizes an ensemble of possibilities (e.g., by a place in which one can move) and interdictions… — Michel de Certeau

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