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Gary Snyder Quotes

The size of the place that one becomes a member of is limited only by the size of one’s heart Picture Quote #1

A great poet does not express his or her self; he expresses all of our selves Picture Quote #1

You run into people who want to write poetry who don’t want to read anything in the tradition. That’s like wanting to be a builder but not finding out what different kinds of wood you use Picture Quote #1

In the 40,000 year time scale we’re all the same people. We’re all equally primitive, give or take two or three thousand years here or a hundred years there Picture Quote #1

Walking is the great adventure, the first meditation, a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind. Walking is the exact balance beween spirit and humility Picture Quote #1

I don’t know of any other city where you can walk through so many culturally diverse neighborhoods, and you’re never out of sight of the wild hills. Nature is very close here Picture Quote #1

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I try to hold both history and wilderness in mind, that my poems may the true measure of things and stand against the unbalance and ignorance of our times Picture Quote #1

We... must try to live without causing unnecessary harm, not just to fellow humans but to all beings. We must try not to be stingy, or to exploit others. There will be enough pain in the world as it is Picture Quote #1

Why should the peculiarities of human consciousness be the narrow standard by which other creatures are judged? Picture Quote #1

Practically speaking, a life that is vowed to simplicity, appropriate boldness, good humor, gratitude, unstinting work and play, and lots of walking, brings us close to the actually existing world and its wholeness Picture Quote #1

Burning the small dead branches broke from beneath thick spreading whitebark pine. A hundred summers snowmelt rock and air hiss in a twisted bough Picture Quote #1

You should really know what the complete natural world of your region is and know what all its interactions are and how you are interacting with it yourself. This is just part of the work of becoming who you are, where you are Picture Quote #1

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The size of the place that one becomes a member of is limited only by the size of one’s heart (Gary Snyder Quotes) A great poet does not express his or her self; he expresses all of our selves (Gary Snyder Quotes) You run into people who want to write poetry who don’t want to read anything in the tradition. That’s like wanting to be a builder but not finding out what different kinds of wood you use (Gary Snyder Quotes) In the 40,000 year time scale we’re all the same people. We’re all equally primitive, give or take two or three thousand years here or a hundred years there (Gary Snyder Quotes) Walking is the great adventure, the first meditation, a practice of heartiness and soul primary to humankind. Walking is the exact balance beween spirit and humility (Gary Snyder Quotes) I don’t know of any other city where you can walk through so many culturally diverse neighborhoods, and you’re never out of sight of the wild hills. Nature is very close here (Gary Snyder Quotes) I try to hold both history and wilderness in mind, that my poems may the true measure of things and stand against the unbalance and ignorance of our times (Gary Snyder Quotes) We... must try to live without causing unnecessary harm, not just to fellow humans but to all beings. We must try not to be stingy, or to exploit others. There will be enough pain in the world as it is (Gary Snyder Quotes) Why should the peculiarities of human consciousness be the narrow standard by which other creatures are judged? (Gary Snyder Quotes) Practically speaking, a life that is vowed to simplicity, appropriate boldness, good humor, gratitude, unstinting work and play, and lots of walking, brings us close to the actually existing world and its wholeness (Gary Snyder Quotes) Burning the small dead branches broke from beneath thick spreading whitebark pine. A hundred summers snowmelt rock and air hiss in a twisted bough (Gary Snyder Quotes) You should really know what the complete natural world of your region is and know what all its interactions are and how you are interacting with it yourself. This is just part of the work of becoming who you are, where you are (Gary Snyder Quotes)

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