Most people are on the world, not in it—have no conscious sympathy or relationship to anything about them—undiffused, separate, and rigidly alone like marbles of polished stone, touching but separate.

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Muir, John. Journal entry. July 1890.

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A quote by John Muir about alienation: “Most people are on the world, not in it—have no conscious sympathy or relationship…”

A quote by John Muir about alienation: “Most people are on the world, not in it—have no conscious sympathy or relationship…”

A quote by John Muir about alienation: “Most people are on the world, not in it—have no conscious sympathy or relationship…”