Take Flight
This was the calling, the vehement, irresistible demand of the feral angel — take flight. All that is wild is winged — life, mind and language — and knows the feel of air
These quotes come from Wild (2006), a travel book that proposes a rewilding of the heart, by Jay Griffiths.
Escapological? Yes:
I was following that wild call, familiar to us all: the young, the old, the sad, the curious, the footloose and all who yearn just to bugger off for a while.
She then explains that the footloose appetite is “an ancient need, made heroic in the past,” exemplified by the wanderings of knights and shamans.
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About Robert Wringham
Robert Wringham is the editor of New Escapologist. He also writes books and articles. Read more at wringham.co.uk