"Desire lines" are the paths that pedestrians make when they deviate from an official path.
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” –Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Desire lines are an ultimate expression of human desire or natural purpose." As Finch said,“Sometimes, following unknown paths, we find ourselves in a maze of growth, in failing light, unsure w
here we are, flailing through jungles of stiff, impenetrable shrubs and sharp briars in deceptively benign-looking woods. Then, suddenly, we come out onto a paved highway, far from where we thought we were, feeling a gratefulness and a relief we are ashamed to acknowledge. Of course taking away the feeling & sentiment it probably means short cut but hey..
