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William Least Heat-Moon is an American writer known for his distinctive travel literature and geographical writing. His works often blend personal experience, history, and local characteristics, making them popular among readers.

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Famous William Least Heat-Moon Quotes

“New ways of seeing can disclose new things But turn the question around. Do new things make for new ways of seeing?”

Way Turns Vision Seeing New Things New Ways

Book:Blue Highways: A Journey Into America

Source: Blue Highways: A Journey Into America

“Without the errors, wrong turns and blind alleys, without the doubling back and misdirection and fumbling and chance discoveries, there was not one bit of joy in walking the labyrinth.”

Joy Turns Bits Chance Walking Discovery Blind Errors Alleys Labyrinth Wrong Turn Misdirection

Author:William Least Heat-Moon

“Whoever the last true cowboy in America turns out to be, he's likely to be an Indian.”

Lasts America Turns Indian Cowboy

Author:William Least Heat-Moon

“New ways of seeing can disclose new things: the radio telescope revealed quasars and pulsars, and the scanning electron microscope showed the whiskers of the dust mite. But turn the question around: Do new things make for new ways of seeing?”

Way Turns Seeing Sight Radio Dust New Things New Ways Telescopes Microscopes Electrons Whiskers Scanning Quasars

Book:Blue Highways: A Journey Into America

Source: Blue Highways: A Journey Into America

About the Author

Born: August 27, 1939
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 55

Books & Sources

Blue Highways: A Journey Into AmericaRelated source material

BLUE HIGHWAYS RevisitedRelated source material

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PrairyErth: A Deep MapRelated source material

River-Horse: A Voyage Across AmericaRelated source material

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Celestial Mechanics: A Tale for a Mid-Winter NightRelated source material

Writing BLUE HIGHWAYS: The Story of How a Book HappenedRelated source material

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