"The compact between writing and walking is almost as old as literature -- a walk is only a step away from a story, and every path tells."

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Source : Robert Macfarlane (2012). “The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot”, p.26, Penguin

Robert Macfarlane

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“He will be beloved when he is no more.”
“Managing university finances is very tricky business. We're nonprofits. We're not supposed to accumulate large surpluses.”
“The planet's survival has become so uncertain that any effort, any thought that presupposes an assured future amounts to a mad gamble.”
“The secret is not to give up hope. It's very hard not to because if you're really doing something worthwhile I think you will be pushed to the brink of hopelessness before you come through the other side.”
“As far as my personal nostalgia zone goes, I find I watch more of AntennaTV than anything else.”

Source : "What to Watch: TV chat with Hank Stuever". Live Chat, live.washingtonpost.com. December 24, 2015.
“To say that it is not our fault does not relieve us of responsibility. However, we may not have polluted the air, but we need to take responsibility, along with others, for cleaning it up. Each of us needs to look at our own behavior. Am I perpetuating and reinforcing the negative messages so pervasive in our culture, or am I seeking to challenge them?”
“I mean, everyone says Citizen Kane. It isn't that great, anyway. And Orson Welles I knew well, of course. He made other incredible films that no one would let him make, which were much better than Citizen Kane, really.”

Source : "10 QUESTIONS: PATRICK MACNEE". Interview with Ken P., www.ign.com. September 17, 2003.
“As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I'm not sure if they think I'm all that quick with a quip. But I'm quick with a spank.”

Source : "Q&A – Dean Norris (Hank Schrader)". AMC Interview, www.amc.com. September 2011.

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