David Elliot Cohen > Quotes

“Live every moment—no matter where you are and what you're doing—as if it were truly important... you must strive to be in a good place—a place of purpose and integrity... Life is short under any circumstance and in some cases it can be plucked away at a moment's notice.”
― David Elliot Cohen, One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children

“I realized then that if I could teach my children only one or two basic principles, tolerance would be one of them.”
― David Elliot Cohen, One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children

“These, my friends, are the times when world travelers such as ourselves must fall back on deep reserves of patience and humor, the times when a few kind words and a reassuring touch make all the difference. But we were way past that so instead, we resorted to swearing, slamming things around, and silence as cold as the van.”
― David Elliot Cohen, One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children