A farmer, a hunter, a soldier, a reporter, even a philosopher, may be daunted; but nothing can deter a poet, for he is actuated by pure love. Who can predict his comings and goings? His business calls him out at all hours, even when doctors sleep.
Henry David ThoreauNowadays the host does not admit you to his hearth, but has got the mason to build one for yourself somewhere in his alley, and hospitality is the art of keeping you at the greatest distance.
Henry David ThoreauI cannot easily buy a blank-book to write thoughts in; they are commonly ruled for dollars and cents.
Henry David ThoreauWhy should we leave it to Harper & Brothers and Redding & Co. to select our reading?
Henry David Thoreau