The man who goes afoot, prepared to camp anywhere and in any weather, is the most independent fellow on earth.

It is one of the blessings of wilderness life that it shows us how few things we need in order to be perfectly happy.

The man with the knapsack is never lost. No matter whither he may stray, his food and shelter are right with him, and home is wherever he may choose to stop.

In the school of the woods, there is no graduation day.

You may loan your last dollar to a friend; but never loan him your axe, unless you are certain that he knows how to use it.

Knicks and dull edges are abominations, so use knives and hatchets for nothing but they were made for.

To equip a pedestrian with shelter, bedding, utensils, food, and other necessities, in a pack so light and small that he can carry it without overstrain, is really a fine art.

Self discipline is the mother of success

Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.

Try to be the best even if you can't be the best, you will be among the betters.

They've hit us and we've got to hit back hard, and I'm not just talking about the terrorists.

Silverstream: You idiot!!! What are you doing in my territory??? Graystripe:...Drowning? Silverstream: Can't you do that in your own territory? Graystripe: Ah, but who would rescue me there?

There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.

The essence of a novelist is to invent things and speak the truth, at the same time.

And I'm always interested when other musicians are trying to discover new worlds of sound.

America is one long expectoration.

People always say 'Motivation is great but it doesn't last.' I just tell them, bathing does not last either, that is why I recommend it daily.