Only by going alone in silence, without baggage, can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness. All other travel is mere dust and hotels and baggage and chatter.

The power of imagination makes us infinite.

As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

The grand show is eternal It is always sunrise somewhere

I’d rather be in the mountains thinking of God, than in church thinking about the mountains.

Thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people are beginning to find out that going to the mountains is going home; that wildness is a necessity.

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.

In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools.

Wilderness is a necessity... there must be places for human beings to satisfy their souls.

Everyone judges constantly: positively judging one person is the same as negatively judging everyone else

There is only one right way to eat a steak - with greed in your heart and a smile on your face.

Veal! Trust these bloated plutocrats to eat the flesh of poor, newly-born calves!

I'm just always grateful when I meet fans.

I'll know when the ideas aren't fresh anymore. And I'll know when writing doesn't give me a thrill anymore.

None of us can ever save himself; we are the instruments of one another’s salvation, and only by the hope that we give to others do we lift ourselves out of the darkness into light.

Yeah. I know. How stupid is it to French kiss a vampire and not expect sharp teeth?

Technology paces industry, but there's a long lag in the process.

I didn't to be like, "I have to write a new album. I need to get creative."

You may buy from me in your own language, but sell to me in mine.