“At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity presented.”
― And Only to Deceive
― And Only to Deceive
“A girl who travels will need someone that questions her, not too little, and not too much. She’ll need someone to read her, but also really listen to her. Because she’ll want to do the same. She’ll want a person that shares an interest but at the same time stays genuine to who they are. Not drown in a puddle of narcissism. And not drown in a lake of fascination.”
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“But that’s the wonderful thing about foreign travel, suddenly you are five years old again. You can’t read anything, you have only the most basic sense of how things work, you can’t even reliably cross the street without endangering your life. Your whole existence becomes a series of interesting guesses.”
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“Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.”
― Leo Africanus
― Leo Africanus
“You don't even know where I'm going."
"I don't care. I'd like to go anywhere.”
― Travels with Charley: In Search of America
"I don't care. I'd like to go anywhere.”
― Travels with Charley: In Search of America
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