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Quote by Alfred Wainwright

“You were made to soar, to crash to earth, then to rise and soar again.”

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Alfred Wainwright was a renowned British author, famous for his walking guidebooks. His works provide detailed descriptions of walking routes across England and Wales, beloved by hiking enthusiasts. more

“I went whenever I could, and always my eyes lifted to the hills. I was to find a spiritual and physical satisfaction in climbing mountains and a tranquil mind upon reaching their summits, as though I had escaped from the disappointments and unkindness of life and emerged above them into a new world, a better world.”

“An objective is an ambition, and life without ambition is ... well, aimless wandering.”

Wells Ambition Objectives Wander

Author:Alfred Wainwright

“Whole scenes of your life slip away forever if you don't put them down in ink.”

Ifs Whole Forever Scene Slips Ink

Author:Silas House

“Writing is a supernatural thing.”

Writing

Author:Silas House

“In New York, the buildings are like mountains in some ways, but they are only alive because of the people living in them. Real mountains are alive all over.”

People Way Real Alive New York Building Mountain

Book:Same Sun Here

Source: Same Sun Here

“Strange, how such a small realization can affect everyone's life forever. In movies there is always a carefully staged moment - a big crescendo of music, close- ups of the actors' faces, the camera slowly pulling away to let all this sink in for the viewer...but, in real life, most all of the extraordinary things happen with no more loudness than a whisper.”

Real Moments Bigs Happens Faces Actors Forever Strange Cameras Extraordinary Things Happen Real Life Realization Pulling Viewers Extraordinary Things Crescendo Pulling Away

Author:Silas House

“Because they [Americans] want to be thought of as a rich nation, they are very ashamed of this place [Appalachia] that has come to represent poverty, even though poverty exists all over the country, and exists as much in urban areas as it does in rural, if not more.”

Ifs Want Doe Country Nations Poverty Rich Areas Ashamed Urban Appalachia Urban Areas

Author:Silas House

“But you cannot know a place without loving it and hating it and feeling everything in between. You cannot understand a complex people by only looking at data—something inside you has to crack to let in the light so your eyes and brain and heart can adjust properly.”

People Knows Heart Feelings Light Eye Hate Brain Complexes Data Cracks Heart And Brain

Author:Silas House

“Pine trees with low limbs spread over fresh snow made a stronger vault for the spirit than pews and pulpits ever could.”

Made Spirit Tree Lows Stronger Spread Snow Limbs Pulpit Vaults Pine Trees Fresh Snow

Author:Daniel Woodrell

“I had been born shoved to the margins of the world, sure, but I had volunteered for the pits.”

World Born Pits Margins

Author:Daniel Woodrell

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