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“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“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
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime.”
― The Innocents Abroad / Roughing It
― The Innocents Abroad / Roughing It
“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.”
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“Do we really want to travel in hermetically sealed popemobiles through the rural provinces of France, Mexico and the Far East, eating only in Hard Rock Cafes and McDonalds? Or do we want to eat without fear, tearing into the local stew, the humble taqueria's mystery meat, the sincerely offered gift of a lightly grilled fish head? I know what I want. I want it all. I want to try everything once.”
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
― Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
Xien’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Xien’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
456 books
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111 friends
171 books
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110 friends
24 books
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32 friends
320 books
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78 friends
232 books
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42 friends
123 books
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70 friends
16 books
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169 friends
1 book
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2 friends
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