“Lewis: You w- you wanna...you wanna talk about the vanishing wilderness? Bobby: Lewis, listen—what are you so anxious about this? Lewis: Because they're buildin' a dam across the Cahulawassee River; they're gonna flood a whole valley, Bobby, that's why. Dammit, they're drownin' a river; they're drow…”— James Dickey, Lewis Medlock, Burt Reynolds, imdb.com
“In most cases, the best strategy for a job interview is to be fairly honest, because the worst thing that can happen is that you won't get the job and will spend the rest of your life foraging for food in the wilderness and seeking shelter underneath a tree or the awning of a bowling alley that has…”— Lemony Snicket, amazon.com
“Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected. In the wilderness God gave Israel the manna every day, and they had no need to worry about food and drink. Indeed, if they kept any of the manna over until the next day, it went bad. In the same way, the disciple must receive his portion from…”— Dietrich Bonhoeffer, amazon.com
“In God's wildness lies the hope of the world—the great fresh, unblighted, unredeemed wilderness. The galling harness of civilization drops off, and wounds heal ere we are aware.”— John Muir, amazon.com
“Walk away quietly in any direction and taste the freedom of the mountaineer. Camp out among the grass and gentians of glacier meadows, in craggy garden nooks full of Nature's darlings. Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The…”— John Muir, amazon.com
“Visions of ineffable beauty and harmony, health and exhilaration of body and soul, and grand foundation lessons in Nature's eternal love are the sure reward of every earnest looker in this glorious wilderness.”— John Muir, amazon.com
“To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.”— John Muir, amazon.com
“This is Nature's own reservation, and every lover of wildness will rejoice with me that by kindly frost it is so well defended.”— John Muir, amazon.com
“Spent time this week in the mountains. It’s good to disconnect, all things important in the city are irrelevant here.”— Dan Bilzerian, twitter.com
“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.”— Robert Louis Stevenson, goodreads.com
“Lost in wilderness for weeks. Hope gone. A large bird lands next to you. Opens beak. 'Iris' by Goo Goo Dolls plays from its hollow mouth.”— Night Vale podcast, twitter.com
“What sustains us, if not the mysterious ray of light which sometimes flashes through the inner wilderness? People wish to speak, however imperfectly, of that which to them is more than human.”— Ernst Jünger, amazon.com