Daniel J. Rice, THE UNPEOPLED SEASON: Journal From A North Country Wilderness Quotes

Can you imagine a scenario, given our present circumstances, in which human life will actually survive and be here in a thousand years?

...returning to nature has been a dream present in the minds of every generation since mankind first left nature.

I was disoriented by the idea that men should ever leave the forest.

It occurred to me that no words by the tongue of man can express the simplicities of a quiet land, so I returned to the river.

The contemplative man always lives alone. Regardless of who may reside in his home, his is a solitary world.

I watched the surrounding landscape with great curiosity, and I wanted to discover the words that could describe all its unspoiled beauty.