Bogotá seemed a cruel towering place, like an eagles' nest now inhabited by vultures and their dying prey.

Hawaii is not a state of mind, but a state of grace.

There are probably more annoying things than being hectored about African development by a wealthy Irish rock star in a cowboy hat, but I can't think of one at the moment.

The Australian Book of Etiquette is a very slim volume.

I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better.

You go away for a long time and return a different person - you never come all the way back.

You can't save the rhinos and you can't preserve a culture. I'm very pessimistic. Once it's gone, it's over.

All travel is circular. I had been jerked through Asia, making a parabola on one of the planet's hemispheres. After all, the grand tour is just the inspired man's way of heading home.

Travel is an attitude, a state of mind. It is not residence, it is motion.

Railways are irresistible bazaars, snaking along perfectly level no matter what the landscape, improving your mood with speed, and never upsetting your drink.

Tibet has a very proud people but it's culturally gone and overrun ever since the Chinese took over. It's like saving the rhino. When a species is endangered, it's gone.

But to believe that getting stuff is the purpose and aim of life is madness.

He told her, You are a wise woman. Pleasure warmed her voice. I do have my moments, don't I?

You have worked too long in the life, now its time for heroism.

All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.

Idle hands are the devil's playthings.

Meanwhile, the meek are a long time inheriting the earth.

Virtue consisteth of three parts,--temperance, fortitude, and justice.

According to God, the One who designed and instituted marriage, love is a choice. It’s a matter of obedience, not emotion.

It's the company, not the cooking, that makes a meal.

Oh, I always think everyone feels left out.