From 'Roads to Quoz', William Least Heat-Moon

[sqwook]

"To go out not quite knowing why is the very reason for going out at all, and to discover the why is the most promising and potentially fulfilling of outcomes."

His restatement of an ancient notion: "Wandering can help restore one's humanity and reestablish the harmony once existing between us and the cosmos."

American earthworks: Cahokia, Poverty Point, Etowah, Spiro, Serpent Mound, Newark Octagon (Ohio)

“It is good to collect things, it is better to take walks.” ― Anatole France

"...That wisdom of long-lasting prosperity for the many over short-term profit for the few..."

Comments

[cbpotts.livejournal.com]

OH I NEEDED THAT thank you

[sqwook.livejournal.com]

He's a very cool writer! If you might read one of his books, I'd probably start with 'Blue Highways'.

Happy calendar new year <3