Thu 29 May 2008
… the Rivers let me sail downstream where I pleased
more absorbed than the minds of children, I ran!
Sweeter than the flesh of sour apples to children,
the green water penetrated my pinewood hull
and washed me clean of the bluish wine-stains
and the splashes of vomit, carrying away both rudder and anchor….
…Resembling an island, tossing on my sides the brawls
and droppings of pale-eyed, clamouring birds.
And I was scudding along when across my frayed ropes
drowned men sank backwards into sleep!…
from Rimbaud’s Drunken Boat
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:14 pm
A few travel related quotes I found (and liked). I hope your voyage will produce experiences worthy of a novel. Remember what Lao Tzu said about ‘a journey of a thousand miles’? Deseo is better suited for your epic tour.
Quotes:
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — Mark Twain
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“If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay at home.” — James Michener
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“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money.” — Susan Heller
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“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” — Lao Tzu