Quotes by Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit

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In 1988, a cave explorer named Véronique Le Guen volunteered for an extreme experiment: to live alone in an underground — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
He pilfered a copy of Ulysses, but it was possibly the one book he did not finish. 'What's the point of it? I suspect it — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Knight's disdain for Thoreau was bottomless - 'he had no deep insight into nature'... — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
The only book Knight didn't steal was the one he most often saw. 'I had no need for a Bible,' he said. — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
With his release imminent, Knight seems more unsettled than ever. He scratches furiously at his knees. Jail, he's realiz — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
His chief form of entertainment was reading. The last moments he was in a cabin were usually spent scanning bookshelves — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
It's possible that Knight believed he was one of the few sane people left. He was confounded by the idea that passing th — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
I'm not used to seeing people's faces. There's too much information there. Aren't you aware of it? Too much, too fast. — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Language and hearing are seated in the cerebral cortex, the folded gray matter that covers the first couple of millimete — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
I read. That's my form of travel. — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Modern life seems set up so that we can avoid loneliness at all costs, but maybe it's worthwhile to face it occasionally — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
He left because the world is not made to accommodate people like him. — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Passion must be subject to reason; emotions lead one astray. "There was no one to complain to in the woods, so I did not — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Soon he essentially stopped talking. "I am retreating into silence as a defensive mode," he mentioned. Eventually, he wa — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Knight seemed to weigh the precision of every word he used, careful as a poet. Even his handwritten letters had gone thr — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Modern life seems set up so that we can avoid loneliness at all costs, but maybe it's worthwhile to face it occasionally — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Silence, it appears, is not the opposite of sound. It is another world altogether, literally offering a deeper level of — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Conversations between people can move like tennis games, swift and unpredictable. There are constant subtle visual and v — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
Not for a moment did he consider keeping a journal. He would never allow anyone to read his private thoughts; therefore, — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit
That silence intimidates puzzles me. Silence is to me normal, comfortable." Later he added, "I will admit to feeling a l — Michael Finkel, The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit