“It is not down in any map; true places never are” – Herman Melville
Archives for March 2013
I’m on the Road Again
“On the road again, goin’ places that I’ve never been. Seein’ things that I may never see again, and I can’t wait to get on the road again” – Willie Nelson
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Preoccupied with the Destination
“Too often we are so preoccupied with the destination, we forget the journey” – Anonymous
Every Exit is an Entry
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else” – Tom Stoppard
Adventure as a Proud Insignia
“An adventure may be worn as a muddy spot or it may be worn as a proud insignia” – Norma Shearer
Dreams of a Faraway Place
“A child on a farm sees a plane fly overhead and dreams of a faraway place. A traveler on the plane sees the farmhouse… and thinks of home” – Carl Burns
America is Still the Great Melting Pot
“I travel the world, and I’m happy to say that America is still the great melting pot – maybe a chunky stew rather than a melting pot at this point, but you know what I mean” – Philip Glass
Moment of Delight in Pilgrimage
“There is no moment of delight in any pilgrimage like the beginning of it” – Charles Dudley Warner
Back in the USSR
“Been away so long I hardly knew the place, gee, it’s good to be back home. Leave it till tomorrow to unpack my case, Honey, disconnect the phone” – The Beatles (Back in the USSR)
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How Journeys End
“Journeys end in lovers meeting; every wise man’s son doth know” – William Shakespeare