Archives for March 2013

True Places Not in Any Map

“It is not down in any map; true places never are” – Herman Melville

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