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Toons
Quotes
Hawaii is not a state of mind but a state of grace.
— Paul Theroux
A journey is like a marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
— John Steinbeck
The true traveler finds boredom rather agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty — his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure.
— Alduos Huxley
Spirit of place! It is for this we travel; to surprise its subtlety; and where it is a strong and dominant angel, that place, seen once, abides entire in the memory with all its own accidents, its habits, its breath, its name.
— Alice Maynell
Traveling is like flirting with life. It’s like saying, “I would stay and love you, but I have to go; this is my station.”
— Lisa St. Aubin de Terán
The whole object of travel is not to set foot on a foreign land; it is to at last set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.
— G. K. Chesterton
To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
— Robert Louis Stevenson
Travel is glamorous only in retrospect.
— Paul Theroux
Life is hard, but at least it’s short. — E. J. D’Alise (circa 1980)
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The bookmarks are fantastic. And you don’t hear the name Alduos too much anymore.
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You said that the last time I used quotes from Alduos . . .
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Did I? I don’t keep track.
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Got a serious chuckle out of “Boredom” by Huxley. He never made a dull quotable comment.
The bookmarks is such a great analytical exercise…how many college/high schoolers could create good “bookmarks” – or even comprehend these? (As shown by the “wise master” series?)
A Post that will eclipse many today
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Thanks, pmoth, but I’d be hard-pressed to name some of those works even as I can decipher the references of the subjects/themes.
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Ha! All great ‘toons!
I always enjoy seeing what Willy is up to. And Ethel is da’ bomb!
Those bookmarks are fabulous! This might be my fave of all time!
All wise and relatable traveling quotes!
(((HUGS))) and Happy Monday!!! 🙂
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Thank you, Carolyn.
Willy is a role model for many, I think.
Traveling is often one of those things people speak about as a goal even as they root themselves even more firmly in the familiar.
That might be one of the reasons travel trailers and motor-homes may be so popular . . . you take the familiar with you as you travel.
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