Barry Lopez
Barry Lopez
Barry Holstun Lopezis an American author, essayist, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns. He won the National Book Award for Nonfiction for Arctic Dreams and his Of Wolves and Menwas a National Book Award finalist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth6 January 1945
CountryUnited States of America
land understanding urges
The land urges us to come around to an understanding of ourselves.
inspirational-life light expression
You continue to live them out, making your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.
inspirational motivational struggle
For so many centuries, the exchange of gifts has held us together. It has made it possible to bridge the abyss where language struggles.
men animal want
It does not demean men to want to be what they imagine the wolf to be, but it does demean them to kill the animal for it.
soul
The gaze of the wolf reached into our soul.
love intelligent reason
The most intelligent thing we can do is love, not reason.
Theres so much to be afraid of.
inspirational-life answers
There are simply no answers to some of the great pressing questions.
long people trying
My faith is in my colleagues. And when I meet other writers, journalists, who've been doing this for a long time, trying to make us aware of what it is that we're living in, I put my faith in those people.
confused book thinking
People think that if you've written a book and somebody's given you a pat on the back then, you know, it's all - you're all settled, you know? You're going to be fine. I know that if I'm not confused, and really afraid, my work isn't going to be any good.
typewriters trying stories
When I sit at that typewriter, I have to be frightened of what I'm trying to do. I'm frightened by my own belief that I can actually get a story down on paper.
educational roots dry
You can't learn anything from saguaro cactus, from ocotillo. They are just passing through; their roots, their much heralded dormancy in the dry season, these are only illusions of permanence. They know even less than you do.
writing advice together
If I were to offer any advice to young writers, it would be this: be discriminating and be discerning about the work you set for yourself. That done, be the untutored traveler, the eager reader, the enthusiastic listener. Put what you learn together carefully, and then write thoughtfully, with respect both for the reader and your sources.
animal land forgiving
Would the last animal, eating garbage and living on the last scrap of land, his mate dead, would he still forgive you?