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Little, Big

by John Crowley

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The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author)

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Jim’s Quotes

“If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.”
― Ernesto Che Guevara

tags: justice, social-justice

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“Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.”
― Paul Theroux

tags: travel

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“Tourists don't know where they've been, travelers don't know where they're going.”
― Paul Theroux

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“I haven't got any special religion this morning. My God is the God of Walkers. If you walk hard enough, you probably don't need any other god.”
― Bruce Chatwin

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“Sluggish and sedentary peoples, such as the Ancient Egyptians-- with their concept of an afterlife journey through the Field of Reeds-- project on to the next world the journeys they failed to make in this one.”
― Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines

tags: afterlife, journey, travel

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