“Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving.”
― A Hat Full of Sky
― A Hat Full of Sky
“Everybody has to leave, everybody has to leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons.”
― Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road
― Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road
“Even if you are alone you wage war with yourself.”
― The Sun Watches the Sun
― The Sun Watches the Sun
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