That's the trouble with losing your mind; by the time it's gone, it's too late to get it back.
Bill BrysonBecause time moves more slowly in Kid World ... it goes on for decades ... It is adult life that is over in a twinkling.
Bill BrysonEvery twenty minutes on the Appalachian Trail, Katz and I walked farther than the average American walks in a week. For 93 percent of all trips outside the home, for whatever distance or whatever purpose, Americans now get in a car. On average the total walking of an American these days - that's walking of all types: from car to office, from office to car, around the supermarket and shopping malls - adds up to 1.4 miles a week, barely 350 yards a day.
Bill Bryson