One of the best feelings I had growing up was being completely exhausted at the end of the day after playing outside all day.

I found things in the woods that I didn’t know I was looking for… and now I’ll never be the same.

Something deep within me connected with hard work, nature and simplicity.

My motivation to keep hiking was rooted in the magnificent details of the Appalachian Mountains, and the more I poured myself out - the more energy I gave the trail - the more it gave me in return.

Our bodies are made to move, and moving down the trail is one of the oldest, natural ways people have used their bodies.

I'd always had an interest of pushing my limits and was intrigued by endurance.

A lot of people talk about the trail healing them, but I feel like, the first time, it humbled me, which I probably needed. It was a completely new way to experience the world and my body.

I was surrounded by life and beauty. My soul was content, and my life felt full.

I know that I was hiking at a very young age because I remember being convinced that it was the trees that were talking.

I would rather watch a sunset than TV.

One thing I think I've always felt about being in nature is that it's a very natural taste.

You are born to love and live

We learn from history that we don't learn from history!

We were nostalgic for a time that wasn't yet over.

There's something about all the people who are on a mission for purity and chastity, which I find very questionable.

I think it's fair to say you can't predict a straight line to victory. You know, there'll be good days and bad days along the way.

The more creative you are the more trouble you're in. You have to be courageous!

Things are entirely what they appear to be and behind them... there is nothing.

I loved my role on Who's the Boss? There is always some of me in every character that I play.

God, the Great Giver, can open the whole universe to our gaze in the narrow space of a single land.

A sense of humor is an escape valve for the pressures of life.