Leave a Trail — Strode Curious Mind T-Shirt

Carry the line that should have been attributed to Strode for a century — on your terms, credited correctly, worn by someone who actually goes where there's no path.

A literary quote t-shirt featuring Muriel Strode’s “I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I ...” from Muriel Strode. Literary apparel by Quoteiac.

Muriel Strode

"I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail."

The design is on the back. That's intentional. People read it as you walk away — which is exactly when a declaration like this lands hardest. Not a greeting. A statement of direction.

Muriel Strode wrote these words in 1903, in a poem called Wind-Wafted Wild Flowers. For over a century they circulated without her name — attributed to Emerson, to Thoreau, to anonymous. Borrowed by calendars, coffee mugs, and LinkedIn posts, stripped of their source. This tee gives her name back. You wear the quote. You carry the credit.

About This Tee

Design on the back. Quoteiac logo on the sleeve.

• Unisex garment-dyed vintage tee — soft-washed for a lived-in feel from day one
• 100% ring-spun cotton — lightweight, breathable, the right amount of drape
• DTG printed — sharp, durable print, wash after wash
• Relaxed fit — true to size; size up if between sizes
• Machine wash cold, tumble dry low
• Available in Black

Who It's For

The one who stopped asking for directions. Who learned that the paths other people cleared lead to the places other people wanted to go. Who moves forward anyway — and doesn't need anyone to see it coming, only where they've been.

Walk away. Leave something behind.

The same declaration is on the Leave a Trail Sweatshirt and the Leave a Trail Journal.

Muriel Strode, in Plain English

• Lived: 1875–1964, American poet and philosopher
• Published in The Open Court — a journal of philosophy and science, not a poetry magazine
• Her words went everywhere. Her name went nowhere. Misattributed for over a century.
• Wrote with a precision that made her easy to quote and easy to forget to credit
• Not Emerson. Not Thoreau. Not anonymous. Hers.

Size Chart (Bella + Canvas)