“ Honoring a life is honoring the wide open space of wilderness and unknowing where the sacred dwells. Shannon Huffman Polson
“ I wondered what those mountains behind them might tell me, what advice they would give, if they could talk. What they would tell me about love, and about loss, and about how this wild place could heal… Shannon Huffman Polson
“ Forgiveness is alchemy of the soul in which the feeling of possibility returns to the human spirit. Jake Ducey
“ The world we know is dwarfed by the worlds we don't. Why not explore them all? Being out there in the wilderness, you have no idea what'll happen, really. It could be just you and this gorgeous night… Erica Ferencik
“ The past and the future were starlight, seemingly so close, but forever out of reach. Eli felt that starlight, the infinity of knowing nothing but his finite existence. Daniel J. Rice
“ Be wild; that is how to clear the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does not dry up, we block it. If we want to allow it its freedom, we have to allow our ideationa… Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“ ...and she would wonder if one can truly stop the inevitable. Was it as Ada had suggested, that we can choose our own endings, joy over sorrow? Or does the cruel world just give and take, give and tak… Eowyn Ivey
“ Some people hear the voice of God in their dreams or through prayer or meditation. For me, God is truly in the details—the details found in the connections between the living things on the planet all… Timothy Goodwin
“ In a way that I haven’t yet figured out how to fully articulate, I believe that children who get to see bald eagles, coyotes, deer, moose, grouse, and other similar sights each morning will have a cer… Rick Bass
“ The mountains knew the definition of freedom. They provided a place where he could find his mind. Daniel J. Rice
“ Their minds told them this life was not their own. This life was not the one designed for this body and soul. The truth of existence was a happiness separated from the easy happy life. There was music… Daniel J. Rice
“ Sometimes I feel like I’m losing my mind,” she said with a hintof sadness.“You lost your mind a long time ago,” he said seriously. She looked at him with indignation. “That’s a compliment for anyone w… Daniel J. Rice
“ ...returning to nature has been a dream present in the minds of every generation since mankind first left nature. Daniel J. Rice
“ You are nothing but wilderness. No constraint. No mind.You shout the word—mind, mind, mind—over and over and then you laugh, saying as I live and breathe, a slave by choice. Toni Morrison
