“The Arctic is a highway. The tree limit, the scarcity of trees, freed people to walk. Particularly in the wintertime. Which connected people physically, communicatively. And mythically. The long nights of winter free people to tell. And to listen.” PeopleLongNightWalksTreeLimitsWinterConnectedHighwaysScarcityArcticWintertimeLong Nights Author:Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa
“People who picnic along the public highway leaving a clutter of greasy paper and swill (not a pretty name, but neither is it a pretty object!) for other people to walk or drive past, and to make a breeding place for flies, and furnish nourishment for rats, choose a disgusting way to repay the land-owner for the liberty they took in temporarily occupying his property.” PeopleWayPastNamesWalksLibertyLandObjectsPaperPropertyLeavingOwnersDisgustingRatsHighwaysNourishmentBreedingClutterPicnics Book:Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home Source: Etiquette: In Society, in Business, in Politics and at Home