The goal of preparation then is not knowing exactly where you'll go but being confident nonetheless that you'll get there.

I think your travels get better when you stop showcasing your journey to others and begin to live it, quietly and joyfully.

Time is the truest form of wealth. And the beauty is, we are all born equally rich in time.

Long-term travel doesn't require a massive bundle of cash; it requires only that we walk through the world in a more deliberate way.

If in doubt, just walk until your day becomes interesting.

Begin to look at maps with the narcotic tingle of possibility.

there is still an overwhelming social compulsion-an insanity of consensus, if you will-to get rich from life rather than live richly, to “do well” in the world instead of living well.

The simple willingness to improvise is more vital, in the long run, than research.

What better way to discover the unknown than to follow your instincts instead of your plans.

Indeed, the most vivid travel experiences usually find you by accident, and the qualities that will make you fall in love with a place are rarely the features that took you there.

Of all the adventures and challenges that wait on the vagabonding road, the most difficult can be the act of coming home.

I am Not, but the Universe is my Self.

Enjoy the ride of life. It is irreplaceable.

in a woman's womb. another chance. to make the world better.

Sometimes you get from the mouth of kids wonderful things.

When a man is born...there are nets flung at it to hold it back from flight. You talk to me of nationality, language, religion. I shall try to fly by those nets.

The aim of English cricket is, in fact, mainly to beat Australia.

Chess is the touchstone of intellect.

I never sit down and write. I just sorta let things form in my brain.

The road to a friend's house is never long.

There's nothing that feels better than to do something nice for somebody. I mean nothing feels better.