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Staying in the house breeds a sort of insanity always. Every house is, in this sense, a hospital.

Staying in the house breeds a sort of insanity always. Every house is, in this sense, a hospital.

Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). “I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau”, p.299, Yale University Press

It is surprising how many great men and women a small house will contain.

Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.85, Simon and Schuster

I was more independent than any farmer in Concord, for I was not anchored to a house or farm, but could follow the bent of my genius, which is a very crooked one, every moment.

Henry David Thoreau (2014). “Citizen Thoreau: Walden, Civil Disobedience, Life Without Principle, Slavery in Massachusetts, A Plea for Captain John Brown”, p.42, Graphic Arts Books

Homeliness is almost as great a merit in a book as in a house, if the reader would abide there. It is next to beauty, and a very high art.

Henry David Thoreau (2000). “Walden and Other Writings: (A Modern Library E-Book)”, p.387, Modern Library

The next time the novelist rings the bell I will not stir though the meeting-house burn down.

Henry David Thoreau (2013). “The Essential Thoreau”, p.66, Simon and Schuster