Quotes by Without A Trace Inaction will cause a man to sink into the slough of despond and vanish without a trace. Farley Mowat without-a-trace causes men The sands of time are quicksands ... so much can sink into them without a trace. Margaret Atwood without-a-trace sand time We idealize the transformative life into a life of power, of extraordinary experience, of deep realization. It is none of these things; rather it is a life that is without a trace, a life as it actually is, which is without me. Steven Harrison without-a-trace extraordinary realization