Oumneya Mahmoud

“I don’t like travel books that are half full of photographs. Sometimes, you can’t tell whether the book was written for travel, or the travel was undertaken for the book. What I dislike even more are people who like to show off their travels. You can’t tell whether they travel for themselves, or to show other people. People who show off their travels do so because really, they don’t have anything.”
― Jang Eun-Jin, No One Writes Back

“I say from time to time, if you want to know about someone else’s desires, you should have them pack a suitcase. Or take a peek into their suitcase. Someone who packs his bag with all kinds of stuff ends up suffering from just that much fatigue and stress, even while traveling. The weight of the bag
alone will guarantee that. The trip, intended as a way to unburden yourself, suddenly becomes a burden in itself. People who care about what other
people think of them, like my sister, can never go on a trip.”
― Jang Eun-Jin, No One Writes Back

“Three years ago, my journey began with me stepping through that gate, and now, it comes to an end with me stepping through it again. Why does it feel as if the boundaries of the beginning and the end are so far apart, when in fact, they’re much too close together. The sense of distance probably comes from the human habit of separating and classifying and distinguishing, which sets the human heart at ease.”
― Jang Eun-Jin, No One Writes Back

“The less talent they have, the more pride, vanity and arrogance they have. All these fools, however, find other fools who applaud them.”
― Erasmus, Desideri Erasmi Roterodami Convivia E Conloquiis Familiaribus Selecta