Mike McIntyre > Quotes

“Sometimes those who give the most are the ones with the least to spare.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers

“There was a time in this country when you were a jerk if you passed somebody in need. Now you’re a fool for helping. Gangs, drugs, murderers, rapists, thieves, carjackers. Why risk it? I Don’t Want to Get Involved has become a national motto.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America

“I’m forced to rethink my feelings toward cops. I guess they’re not all bad. After all, I did travel all the way to North Carolina before getting hassled by one.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America

“I’ve never understood what people mean when they say they have to find themselves. We know who we are. The hard part is being that person. It’s always so much easier to be someone else.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America

“I guess I make the most of what comes and the least of what goes.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America

“I was reminded of a Russian proverb: To see once is better than to hear a thousand times.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Wander Year: One Couple's Journey Around the World

“At the start of this journey I wondered if America was too suspicious to let a stranger into its heart. But on this day I wonder if it’s the stranger who’s too suspicious to allow America into his heart.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America

“Do you think we’re being frivolous?” I asked Andrea. “No,” she said. “The point of life is to have fun.” I sometimes need to be reminded of the obvious.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Wander Year: One Couple's Journey Around the World

“We stop for gas in Asheville, North Carolina. The cashier in the minimart sits in a bulletproof booth, something I haven’t seen since leaving San Francisco.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America

“The truth is, travel costs money, and I prefer to spend it collecting experiences rather than souvenirs.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Distance Between: A Travel Memoir

“I’m reminded that no matter how hard we try, nothing we do is in a vacuum.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Kindness of Strangers: Penniless Across America

“That’s how I travel: I forget the buildings but remember the bricks.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Wander Year: One Couple's Journey Around the World

“When we travel, we have a choice: we can try to see it all and fail—or we can see more by looking at less. The details are on the ground.”
― Mike McIntyre, The Distance Between: A Travel Memoir