"Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake." ― Henry David Thoreau Fantasy From Henry David Thoreau Author Added on 1/19/2025 About Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau was an American essayist, naturalist, and philosopher associated with Transcendentalism. He is best known for Walden and Civil Disobedience, works that influenced environmental thought and civil rights movements. Born: 1817-07-12 Died: 1862-05-06 View all quotes from Henry David Thoreau