464 Quotes About Walking

Lonely walks are both sad and beautiful at the same time.

O planini se govori kao o prostoru slobode. Samo odete gore, kaže se, i svi okovi spadnu s vas, sve brige nestanu, postanete slobodni. Ali, kako u planini može biti slobodan netko tko nije slobodan u gradu?

Na Velebitu sam se često susretao licem u lice s oblacima. Koji su me put znali otjerati s planine. Što ću ovdje, mislio sam, kad ništa ne vidim. Kasnije sam shvatio da ne moram uvijek gledati očima.

U planini najprije osjetite kako vrijeme usporava. Ništa vas ne podsjeća na protok vremena, ni tramvaji i autobusi s redovima vožnje, ni satovi na trgovima, ni crkvena zvona, niti program radija i televizije, ništa osim sunca i mjeseca, koji se u iskonskom ritmu izmjenjuju na nebeskom svodu. I vi samo prihvatite taj ritam, počnete živjeti u njemu.

We are like prison soldiers committed to an idea. The hills slant upwards tall and unmoving, like giant watchful things if we were not rushing and moving so intently it would be nice to stop and appreciate their own silent ancient beauty.

Dorcas wasn't a fast walker. It was difficult for me to keep behind her. I tried to let others, joggers, and bicyclists, come between us. I followed her past a field where girls were playing soccer, and into the woods bordering Catamount Creek. The smell of pine needles underfoot was sharp, pungent. I seemed to know that I would always associate that smell with this afternoon, and with Dorcas.

The walks met a need: they were a release from the tightly regulated mental environment of work, and once I discovered them as therapy, they became the normal thing, and I forgot what life had been like before I started walking,

The trees were friendly, they gave me rest and shadowed refuge. Slipping through them, I felt safe and competent. My whole body was occupied. I had little energy to think or worry.

Symphony starts when you walk together, feel the heart beats and understand the unspoken words.