A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation. (Rebecca Solnit)

A lone walker is both present and detached, more than an audience but less than a participant. Walking assuages or legitimizes this alienation.

Rebecca Solnit

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