Postmodern Travel Quotes
November 2nd 2009 15:05
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Whirl, whirl, whirl - out of and into and out of direction, self-knowledge, control... only by losing your senses will you discover your soul ~
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"Go for broke. Always try and do too much. Dispense with safety nets. Take a deep breath before you begin talking. Aim for the stars. Keep grinning. Be bloody-minded. Argue with the world. And never forget that writing is as close as we get to keeping a hold on the thousand and one things--childhood, certainties, cities, doubts, dreams, instants, phrases, parents, loves--that go on slipping , like sand, through our fingers."
- Salman Rushdie
"Irregularity and unpredictability are important features of health. On the other hand, decreased variability and accentuated periodicities are associated with disease. Healthy system don't want homeostasis. They want chaos."
- John R. Van Eeenwyk
"Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen."
- Benjamin Disraeli
"I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within."
- Lillian Smith
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The perfect traveler must be a perfect contradiction. She should be open to almost everything that comes her way, but not too ready to be taken in. He should be worldly, shrewd, his feet firmly on the ground; but he must also have the capacity to give himself over to moments of real wonder. He or she must be curious, observant, spirited and kind - ready to spin a spell-binding tale of adventure and irony at the Explorers' Club, and then throw it all over for a crazy romance in the South Seas."
- Pico Iyer
- Salman Rushdie
"Irregularity and unpredictability are important features of health. On the other hand, decreased variability and accentuated periodicities are associated with disease. Healthy system don't want homeostasis. They want chaos."
- John R. Van Eeenwyk
"Like all great travelers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen."
- Benjamin Disraeli
"I soon realized that no journey carries one far unless, as it extends into the world around us, it goes an equal distance into the world within."
- Lillian Smith
"Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail."
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
"The perfect traveler must be a perfect contradiction. She should be open to almost everything that comes her way, but not too ready to be taken in. He should be worldly, shrewd, his feet firmly on the ground; but he must also have the capacity to give himself over to moments of real wonder. He or she must be curious, observant, spirited and kind - ready to spin a spell-binding tale of adventure and irony at the Explorers' Club, and then throw it all over for a crazy romance in the South Seas."
- Pico Iyer
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