Robert Macfarlane Quotes

A collection of quotes by Robert Macfarlane.

Robert Macfarlane is a British writer and academic born in 1976. He is known for his books on nature, landscape, and travel, which often blend personal experience with historical and environmental perspectives. Macfarlane has written numerous acclaimed works, including "Mountains of the Mind," "The Wild Places," and "Underland." His writing has garnered several awards and has been widely praised for its lyrical prose and deep exploration of our relationship with the natural world. Macfarlane is also a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he teaches literature and environmental studies.

Humans are animals and like all animals we leave tracks as w

Humans are animals and like all animals we leave tracks as we walk: signs of passage made in snow, sand, mud, grass, dew, earth or moss.... We easily forget that we are track-markers, through, because most of our journeys now occur on asphalt and concrete--and these are substances not easily impressed.

Robert Macfarlane

Life Inspirational Memories Impressions

Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with them

Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.

Robert Macfarlane

Inspirational Humility Adventure Arrogance Oblivion Mountains Mountaineering