Chandler West
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“Elsewhere is a negative mirror. The traveler recognizes the little that is his, discovering the much he has not had and will never have.”
― Invisible Cities
― Invisible Cities
“One doesn't come to Italy for niceness," was the retort; "one comes for life. Buon giorno! Buon giorno!”
― A Room with a View
― A Room with a View
“Its a bit mad. Too bad, I mean, that getting to know each just for a fleeting second
Must be replaced by unperfect knowledge of the featureless whole
Like some pocket history of the world, so general
As to constitute a sob or wail”
― Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
Must be replaced by unperfect knowledge of the featureless whole
Like some pocket history of the world, so general
As to constitute a sob or wail”
― Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror
“Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.”
― The Book of Disquiet
― The Book of Disquiet
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