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 can actually get a story down on paper.
Barry LopezIt does not demean men to want to be what they imagine the wolf to be, but it does demean them to kill the animal for it.
Barry LopezEverything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion.
Barry LopezWould the last animal, eating garbage and living on the last scrap of land, his mate dead, would he still forgive you?
Barry Lopez