Quotes about Adventure

Call me Ishmael. Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world.

At last the anchor was up, the sails were set, and off we glided. It was a short, cold Christmas; and as the short northern day merged into night, we found ourselves almost broad upon the wintry ocean, whose freezing spray cased us in ice, as in polished armor. The long rows of teeth on the bulwarks glistened in the moonlight; and like the white ivory tusks of some huge elephant, vast curving icicles depended from the bows.

I said yes to 'Nymphomaniac' before it was written.

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.

When you're curious, you find lots of interesting things to do.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.

You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.

I'm not a parenting expert. In fact, I'm not sure that I even believe in the idea of 'parenting experts.' I'm an engaged, imperfect parent and a passionate researcher. I'm an experienced mapmaker and a stumbling traveler. Like many of you, parenting is by far my boldest and most daring adventure.

In reality, we are all travelers - even explorers of mortality.

Travelling's so much better when you know you've got a lovely home to go back to.

I have always loved travelling in autorickshaws.

When we were travelling in different countries I felt like I was jetlagged eight months of the year.