Daniel J. Rice Quotes & Sayings

#1. Every falling leaf reminds me that I too will soon be separated from these trees. Trying to capture freedom is like trying to catch a falling leaf. Occasionally you may grab one out of the air and hold it in your hands, but now what?

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#2. There was a wildness inside him; someday he would capture it. Not to be tamed, but to be released. For only by understanding his mind could it be freed.

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#3. The past and the future were starlight, seemingly so close, but forever out of reach.
Eli felt that starlight, the infinity of knowing nothing but his finite existence.

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#4. He never cared too much for parties or people, but misanthropy could easily be cured by several alcoholic drinks.

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#5. I walked slowly to enjoy this freedom, and when I came out of the mountains, I saw the sky over the prairie, and I thought that if heaven was real, I hoped it was a place I never had to go, for this earth was greater than any paradise.

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#6. The contemplative man always lives alone. Regardless of who may reside in his home, his is a solitary world.

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#7. The mountains knew the definition of freedom. They provided a place where he could find his mind.

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#8. It occurred to me that no words by the tongue of man can express the simplicities of a quiet land, so I returned to the river.

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#9. Sometimes I feel like I'm losing my mind," she said with a hint
of sadness.
"You lost your mind a long time ago," he said seriously. She looked at him with indignation. "That's a compliment for anyone who knows the freedom and clarity of losing their mind," he reaffirmed her.

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#10. As the saturating colors of sun-life fade from sight, the ominous moon reaches out its long arm and applies the dark dyes of night.

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#11. This was going to be difficult, because he enjoyed women, but all the ones he has known seemed to be sent as secret assassins on a mission to destroy his pride and ability.

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#12. The outside is the only place we can truly be inside the world.

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#13. Returning to nature has been a dream present in the minds of every generation since mankind first left nature.

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#14. The trees show definitions of themselves subtly like the face of a man.

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#15. It has always been my understanding that truth and freedom can only exist in wild places.

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#16. Only lost photographs that were never taken know what my mind speaks of when we are alone together.

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#17. What man does not seek the power of his dreams, and believe in his ability to match the grace of his illusions.

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#18. The truth of existence was a happiness separated from the easy happy life. There was music in the forest. There was clean air where nobody could hear him breathe.

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