The desert sharpened the sweet ache of his longing, amplified it, gave shape to it in sere geology and clean slant of light.

When I start any book, I have no idea what I'm going to do.

What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?

Some people feel like they don't deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.

I love being outdoors, being in the mountains and the desert, and my wife enjoys that too. That's one of the things that sustain our relationship.

An extended stay in the wilderness inevitably directs one's attention outward as much as inward, and it is impossible to live off the land without developing both a subtle understanding of, and a strong emotional bond with, that land and all it holds.

The only person you are fighting is yourself and your stubbornness to engage in new circumstances.