"The Singing Wilderness" Quotes

Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow... the creation of new wilderness in the full sense of the word is impossible.

Nature has a way of speaking to us, but we must listen to her whisperings to understand.

In the wilderness, I sense the miracle of life and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.

Wilderness is a spiritual necessity.

Solitude in the great north woods is a tonic for the soul.

The way to the wilderness is not a path, but a direction.

There is magic in the feel of a paddle and the movement of a canoe, a magic compounded of distance, adventure, solitude, and peace.

It is a rare and precious gift to find oneself in the wilderness when one is young.

Wilderness to the people of America is a spiritual necessity, an antidote to the high pressure of modern life, a means of regaining serenity and equilibrium.

The love of wilderness is more than a hunger for what is always beyond reach; it is also an expression of loyalty to the earth, the earth which bore us and sustains us, the only paradise we shall ever know, the only paradise we ever need.