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Ruth Rudner Quotes

Part of the pleasure of any kind of walking for me is the very idea of going somewhere-by foot.

Part of the pleasure of any kind of walking for me is the very idea of going somewhere-by foot.

Ruth Rudner
Ideas, Feet, Kind
Ruth Rudner (1978). “Forgotten pleasures: a guide for the seasonal adventurer”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Adventure is our birthright.

Ruth Rudner
Adventure, Birthright
Ruth Rudner (1978). “Forgotten pleasures: a guide for the seasonal adventurer”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Fishing can come as close to doing nothing as anything I can think of.

Ruth Rudner
Thinking, Fishing, Doing Nothing
Ruth Rudner (1978). “Forgotten pleasures: a guide for the seasonal adventurer”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

The joy in catching butterflies is the joy of capturing - for an instant - utter beauty. The satisfaction of being able to let it go is immense.

Ruth Rudner
Butterfly, Joy, Let It Go
Ruth Rudner (1978). “Forgotten pleasures: a guide for the seasonal adventurer”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

It's nice, when fishing, to catch a fish. But it doesn't really matter if you don't. What you always catch is a quiet time sitting at the water's edge, or in a gently rocking boat, a silent time of water and sky and the movement of natural things.

Ruth Rudner
Nice, Fishing, Sky
Ruth Rudner (1978). “Forgotten pleasures: a guide for the seasonal adventurer”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

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