quotes by Bernd Heinrich

"In order to forge alliances, we first need worthy adversaries. Without adversaries, no alliances are necessary."
— Bernd Heinrich (Why We Run: A Natural History)

"Edward Abbey said you must "brew your own beer; kick in you Tee Vee; kill your own beef; build your cabin and piss off the front porch whenever you bloody well feel like it." I already had a good start. As a teenager in rural Maine, after we came to America, I had learned hunting, fishing, and trapping in the wilderness. My Maine mentors had long ago taught me to make home brew. I owned a rifle, and I'd already built a log cabin. The rest should be easy. I thought I'd give it a shot."
— Bernd Heinrich

"There is nothing quite so gentle, deep, and irrational as running--and nothing quite so savage, so wild."
— Bernd Heinrich (Why We Run: A Natural History)

"There is nothing that can make one feel smaller than seeing someone big, which is why many try to talk down those who are more capable than they are. In running, you can't deceive yourself or anyone else. You have to confront facts; I knew that Hawkins could outrun God."
— Bernd Heinrich (Why We Run: A Natural History)