“No pain, no death, is more terrible to a wild creature than its fear of man.”

“Whatever is destroyed, the act of destruction does not vary much. Beauty if vapour from the pit of death.”

“Wandering flushes a glory that fades with arrival.”

“Binoculars, and a hawk-like vigilance, reduce the disadvantage of myopic human vision.”

“There is no mysterious essence we can call a 'place'. Place is change. It is motion killed by the mind, and preserved in the amber of memory.”

“giving an explanation of why I cut was tough. I didn't even really understand why I did it. I took a deep breath. "Well...when I cut the skin, and feel the pain...and see the blood-it's like I'm letting out this loud scream.”

“We liked each other so much we skipped marriage, and went straight to the divorce.”