Born to Leave
“I will never lose the love for the arriving, but I’m born to leave.”
― Charlotte Eriksson, Empty Roads & Broken Bottles; in search for The Great Perhaps
Category: Wanderlust Quotes
Quotes About Wanderlust, Travels, and Journey
Traverse A Landscape
“A path is a prior interpretation of the best way to traverse a landscape.”
― Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking
Wanderess
“What is a Wanderess? Bound by no boundaries, contained by no countries, tamed by no time, she is the force of nature’s course.”
― Roman Payne, The Wanderess
Magic of the Street
“The magic of the street is the mingling of the errand and the epiphany.”
― Rebecca Solnit, Wanderlust: A History of Walking
Nowhere
“That’s the place to get to—nowhere. One wants to wander away from the world’s somewheres, into our own nowhere.”
― D.H. Lawrence, Women in Love
Got Me
“The Wanderlust has got me… by the belly-aching fire”
― Robert W. Service, Rhymes of a Rolling Stone
Only in Adventure
“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing…”
“It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves — in finding themselves” ~ Andre Gide
Are there any readers that have gotten to know themselves through an adventure? Leave your comments below.
Affectionate Feeling
“Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.”
― C.S. Lewis
Image: Joel Overbeck
Push Us to Lose Ourselves
“Travel can sometimes push us to lose ourselves and find ourselves at once. The shedding of old prejudices, dead skin, and the opening of one’s eyes is far better than what any mainstream news outlet could ever tell you.”
― M.B. Dallocchio, The Desert Warrior
Image: Agung Pratamah
Tie Adventure to My Feet
“The goal of my life is to tie adventure to my feet, stock memories in my pocket, hold imagination in my palms like fairy dust and sprinkle it on my tales.”
― Mitali Meelan, Coffee and Ordinary Life
Image: Rolands Varsbergs