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“The greatest gift of life on the mountain is time. Time to think or not think, read or not read, scribble or not scribble -- to sleep and cook and walk in the woods, to sit and stare at the shapes of the hills. I produce nothing but words; I consumer nothing but food, a little propane, a little firewood. By being utterly useless in the calculations of the culture at large I become useful, at last, to myself.”

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Philip Connors

Philip Connors is an American essayist known for his profound insights into nature and the wild. His work often explores the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the place of humans within the vast natural landscape. more

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