I think I fish, in part, because it's an anti-social, bohemian business that, when gone about properly, puts you forever outside the mainstream culture without actually landing you in an institution.
John GierachIf people don't occasionally walk away from you shaking their heads, you're doing something wrong.
John GierachCell phones have changed us from a nation of self-reliant pioneer types into a bunch of men standing alone in supermarkets saying, โOkay, Iโm in the tampon aisle, but I donโt see it.'
John GierachI necessarily fear change except that it's so seldom for the better. It's just that I can live with any number of things going straight to hell as long as these streams continue to hold up. If this amounts to living in a fool's paradise, don't waste your time trying to explain that to the fool.
John Gierach