“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” β John Muir
I have long misquoted this (Iβm pretty sure I first read it in Steven Minkinβs otherwise fantastic novel, β¦A No Doubt Mad Idea), but according to the Sierra Club Iβm not the only one. So, now I have the authentic quote to go by.
Iβve used it for years to describe how my mind works, and why I digress as much as I do. The digressions arenβt intentional, itβs just that picking at things leads me to those hitches.
And while Iβm on the topic, listen to this: