“And who's to say that just because something lasts only a short time, it has little value?”
― Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman
― Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman
“Above all, do not lose your desire to walk. Everyday, I walk myself into a state of well-being & walk away from every illness. I have walked myself into my best thoughts, and I know of no thought so burdensome that one cannot walk away from it. But by sitting still, & the more one sits still, the closer one comes to feeling ill. Thus if one just keeps on walking, everything will be all right.”
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“Where am I? Who am I?
How did I come to be here?
What is this thing called the world?
How did I come into the world?
Why was I not consulted?
And If I am compelled to take part in it, where is the director?
I want to see him.”
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How did I come to be here?
What is this thing called the world?
How did I come into the world?
Why was I not consulted?
And If I am compelled to take part in it, where is the director?
I want to see him.”
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“I suspected, however, that I wasn't homesick for anything I would find at home when I returned. The longing was for what I wouldn't find: the past and all the people and places there were lost to me.”
― Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman
― Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman
“You’ll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut.”
― I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
― I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
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