You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.
“You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.” Barry Lopez
“You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.” Barry Lopez
“If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work you set for … Read More
“You can’t learn anything from saguaro cactus, from ocotillo. They are just passing through; their roots, their much heralded dormancy in the dry season, these … Read More
“When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I’m trying to do. I’m frightened by my own belief that I … Read More
“There’s so much to be afraid of.” Barry Lopez
“People think that if you’ve written a book and somebody’s given you a pat on the back then, you know, it’s all – you’re all … Read More
“There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions.” Barry Lopez
“We keep each other alive with our stories. We need to share them, as much as we need to share food. We also require for … Read More
“The writer works on the inside and the critic works on the outside. I don’t know what it looks like on the outside, sometimes. It’s … Read More
“It does not demean men to want to be what they imagine the wolf to be, but it does demean them to kill the animal … Read More
“What does it mean to grow rich? Is it to have red-blooded adventures and to make a ‘fortune,’ which is what brought the whalers and … Read More
“I lay there knowing something eerie ties us to the world of animals. Sometimes the animals pull you backward into it. You share hunger and … Read More
“Watching the animals come and go, and feeling the land swell up to meet them and then feeling it grow still at their departure, I … Read More
“The gaze of the wolf reached into our soul.” Barry Lopez
“It is the imagination that gives shape to the universe.” Barry Lopez
“One must live in the middle of contradiction, because if all contradiction were eliminated at once life would collapse.” Barry Lopez
“Because you have seen something doesn’t mean you can explain it. Differing interpretations will always abound, even when good minds come to bear. The kernel … Read More
“The attempt to close the gap between what is known and what IS, is the temptation behind the apple in Genesis.” Barry Lopez
“For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made it possible to bridge the abyss where language struggles.” … Read More
“My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we’re doing on this planet.” Barry … Read More