Contemplating Quote by Ted Simon

Once you learn to read the land, I have no fear of what you will do to it, or with it. And I know…

— Aldo Leopold

Far better is it for you to go through one small thing that frightens you than to make a thousand plans for an imagined…

— Guy Finley

I am fascinated by tiny, incremental changes, almost imperceptible shifts in how people orient themselves in the world, because those are in some ways…

— Leni Zumas

When I was a very young author, I knew I needed to build myself a tower outside of Europe. Like when you're a hunter,…

— Henning Mankell

When I'm in a place like Iceland, I allow myself to take a little more time to divert off onto other paths creatively for…

— Damien Rice

I enjoy it; my experiences abroad have taught me the importance of an open mind and have given me a willingness to wander off…

— Esther Dyson

Something whose connection with human experience we cannot grasp is bound to be frightening.

— Kobo Abe

There's something exciting about traveling the world and opening up your eyes to what the rest of the world is doing.

— Desi Lydic

If you have something specific and visible to fear, rather than something that could be anything, it is easier.

— Neil Gaiman

Each of us is free to move our consciousness through that infinite pattern of possibilities as we please. If we're filled with fears, or…

— Richard Bach

It's good to be challenged, to keep moving forward, and keep being inspired and scared. I feel like, if you're not afraid of something,…

— Nina Dobrev

I have always been intrigued by other cultures, and traveling to foreign lands has always been a part of my personal passion for learning…

— Ashlan Gorse Cousteau