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Jane Wilson-Howarth
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Epsom, Surrey, The United Kingdom
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David Attenborough, Gerald Durrell
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March 2012
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“I love to escape to wild places – forests, mountains rivers or the sea. If that’s not possible, I flee into books; vicarious travel is rejuvenating”
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“The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They’re right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows you to see more, enjoy more, take delight in small things; it makes life richer. You feel more alive, less cocooned.”
― A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas
― A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas
“The mountains were so wild and so stark and so very beautiful that I wanted to cry. I breathed in another wonderful moment to keep safe in my heart.”
― Snowfed Waters
― Snowfed Waters
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“The Chinese say that there is no scenery in your home town. They’re right. Being in another place heightens the senses, allows you to see more, enjoy more, take delight in small things; it makes life richer. You feel more alive, less cocooned.”
― A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas
― A Glimpse of Eternal Snows: A Journey of Love and Loss in the Himalayas
“All travel is, after all, a journey in time & in mind.... physical landscapes are a mirror of, or perhaps a key into, our inner landscape.”
― Between Extremes
― Between Extremes
“Summer died under the weight of fallen leaves and autumn filled up the ruts in the road with rainwater like blood filling fresh clawmarks.”
― A Little Lower Than the Angels
― A Little Lower Than the Angels
“I was scared of one thing after another. I still am.
Naturally. How could it be otherwise? You can either be fearless or you can be free, you can’t be both.”
― Here Is Where We Meet: A Story of Crossing Paths
Naturally. How could it be otherwise? You can either be fearless or you can be free, you can’t be both.”
― Here Is Where We Meet: A Story of Crossing Paths
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